IT · 2003 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2003
In 2003, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 1.3% compared to 2002, reaching 161,828.
Italy accounts for 9.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,786,335.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.9% (from 145,968 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.