R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2024, Malta's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 9.7% compared to 2023, reaching 2,431.

Malta accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

Malta ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 53.1% (from 1,588 in 2019).

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