IT · 2019 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Italy, 2019
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
222,165
Italy, 2019
▲ 5.6% vs 2018 (210,419)
Analysis
In 2019, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.6% compared to 2018, reaching 222,165.
Italy accounts for 7.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,801,187.
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 32.2% (from 168,074 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#3 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2019
7.9%
EU-27: 2,801,187
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003