SE · 2016 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Sweden, 2016
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
90,690
Sweden, 2016
▲ 8.5% vs 2015 (83,551)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 8.5% compared to 2015, reaching 90,690.
Sweden accounts for 3.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,556,167.
Sweden ranks 7th 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 15.6% (from 78,445 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
3.5%
EU-27: 2,556,167
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc