Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2024, Italy's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.2% compared to 2023, reaching 180,666.

Italy accounts for 8.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,209,371.

Italy ranks 4th 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 12.3% (from 160,824 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.