ES · 2020 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Spain, 2020
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
145,372
Spain, 2020
▲ 1.0% vs 2019 (143,974)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 1.0% compared to 2019, reaching 145,372.
Spain accounts for 7.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.
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 18.7% (from 122,437 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
7.7%
EU-27: 1,887,380
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004