ES · 2021 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Spain, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
255,385
Spain, 2021
▲ 4.6% vs 2020 (244,187)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 255,385.
Spain accounts for 8.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.
Spain ranks 3rd 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 16.8% (from 218,680 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
8.5%
EU-27: 2,988,411
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003