IT · 2020 · tsc00003

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

Italy, 2020

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
217,052
Italy, 2020
▼ 2.3% vs 2019 (222,165)
Analysis

In 2020, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance decreased by 2.3% compared to 2019, reaching 217,052.

Italy ranks 3rd out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 24.5% (from 174,327 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 21
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
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