ES · 2022 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2022
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
263,407
Spain, 2022
▲ 5.6% vs 2021 (249,474)
Analysis
In 2022, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.6% compared to 2021, reaching 263,407.
Spain accounts for 8.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,221,015.
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 22.1% (from 215,745 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
8.2%
EU-27: 3,221,015
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc