Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2023, Germany's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.9% compared to 2022, reaching 500,166.

Germany accounts for 23.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,155,632.

Germany ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.3% (from 433,685 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.