ES · 2021 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Spain, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
154,125
Spain, 2021
▲ 6.0% vs 2020 (145,372)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.0% compared to 2020, reaching 154,125.
Spain accounts for 7.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.
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 21.7% (from 126,633 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
7.7%
EU-27: 1,991,034
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004