ES · 2019 · tsc00003

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

Spain, 2019

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
241,372
Spain, 2019
▲ 2.8% vs 2018 (234,798)
Analysis

In 2019, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.8% compared to 2018, reaching 241,372.

Spain accounts for 8.6% of the EU-27 total of 2,801,187.

Spain ranks 2nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.9% (from 210,104 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#2 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2019
8.6%
EU-27: 2,801,187
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