IT · 2021 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2021
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
333,103
Italy, 2021
▼ 2.7% vs 2020 (342,286)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 2.7% compared to 2020, reaching 333,103.
Italy accounts for 10.7% of the EU-27 total of 3,102,980.
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 14.8% (from 290,040 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
10.7%
EU-27: 3,102,980
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc