ES · 2023 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2023
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
282,415
Spain, 2023
▲ 7.2% vs 2022 (263,407)
Analysis
In 2023, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 7.2% compared to 2022, reaching 282,415.
Spain accounts for 8.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,330,043.
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 25.1% (from 225,696 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
8.5%
EU-27: 3,330,043
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc