IT · 2021 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Italy, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
158,960
Italy, 2021
▲ 1.3% vs 2020 (156,989)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 1.3% compared to 2020, reaching 158,960.
Italy accounts for 8.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.
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 18.9% (from 133,706 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
8.0%
EU-27: 1,991,034
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004