IT · 2019 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Italy, 2019
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
160,824
Italy, 2019
▲ 5.6% vs 2018 (152,307)
Analysis
In 2019, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.6% compared to 2018, reaching 160,824.
Italy accounts for 8.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,853,797.
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 36.1% (from 118,183 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
8.7%
EU-27: 1,853,797
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004