IT · 2021 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Italy, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
217,582
Italy, 2021
▲ 0.2% vs 2020 (217,052)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.2% compared to 2020, reaching 217,582.
Italy accounts for 7.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.
Italy ranks 4th 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 17.0% (from 185,916 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
7.3%
EU-27: 2,988,411
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003