IT · 2009 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2009
In 2009, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.4% compared to 2008, reaching 226,527.
Italy accounts for 10.6% of the EU-27 total of 2,140,966.
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 38.1% (from 164,026 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.