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)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003