ES · 2019 · tsc00004

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

Spain, 2019

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
143,974
Spain, 2019
▲ 2.8% vs 2018 (140,120)
Analysis

In 2019, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.8% compared to 2018, reaching 143,974.

Spain accounts for 7.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,853,797.

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 17.8% (from 122,235 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
7.8%
EU-27: 1,853,797
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