ES · 2019 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2019
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
231,413
Spain, 2019
▲ 2.5% vs 2018 (225,696)
Analysis
In 2019, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.5% compared to 2018, reaching 231,413.
Spain accounts for 7.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,922,303.
Spain 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 15.6% (from 200,233 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
7.9%
EU-27: 2,922,303
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc