IT · 2022 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Italy, 2022
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
166,822
Italy, 2022
▲ 4.9% vs 2021 (158,960)
Analysis
In 2022, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.9% compared to 2021, reaching 166,822.
Italy accounts for 8.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,087,394.
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 18.8% (from 140,378 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
8.0%
EU-27: 2,087,394
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004