SE · 2020 · tsc00004

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

Sweden, 2020

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
80,089
Sweden, 2020
▲ 1.9% vs 2019 (78,629)
Analysis

In 2020, Sweden's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 1.9% compared to 2019, reaching 80,089.

Sweden accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.

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 20.0% (from 66,734 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
4.2%
EU-27: 1,887,380
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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