IT · 2005 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2005
In 2005, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 6.8% compared to 2004, reaching 175,248.
Italy accounts for 9.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,876,602.
Italy ranks 3rd 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 16.8% (from 150,066 in 2000).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.