IT · 2023 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2023
In 2023, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.9% compared to 2022, reaching 348,065.
Italy accounts for 10.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,330,043.
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 0.7% (from 345,625 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.