IT · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Italy, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
152,307
Italy, 2018
▲ 8.5% vs 2017 (140,378)
Analysis
In 2018, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 8.5% compared to 2017, reaching 152,307.
Italy accounts for 8.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
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 31.1% (from 116,163 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
8.5%
EU-27: 1,785,534
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004