IT · 2020 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Italy, 2020
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
156,989
Italy, 2020
▼ 2.4% vs 2019 (160,824)
Analysis
In 2020, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance decreased by 2.4% compared to 2019, reaching 156,989.
Italy accounts for 8.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.
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 24.7% (from 125,875 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
8.3%
EU-27: 1,887,380
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004