ES · 2023 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Spain, 2023
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
175,044
Spain, 2023
▲ 8.2% vs 2022 (161,751)
Analysis
In 2023, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 8.2% compared to 2022, reaching 175,044.
Spain accounts for 8.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,155,632.
Spain ranks 3rd 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 24.9% (from 140,120 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
8.1%
EU-27: 2,155,632
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004