Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development

This key economic indicator for the Research And Development sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2017, Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development in France was up 7.4% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Germany Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development grew 12.8% year on year reaching 19,067 Full-Time Equivalent.
  3. In 2019 Spain was number 5 in Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development.
  4. In 2017 Switzerland was number 11 in Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development totalising 5,384.28 Full-Time Equivalent, jumping from 33 in 2016.

Top Countries in Total Researchers in Scientific Research and Development

Units (Full-Time Equivalent) - 2000 to 2019

# 33 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United Kingdom
23,643 2019 +1.2 % +2.2 % View data
2 #2
Japan
19,634 2019 +1.9 % +0.1 % View data
3 #3
Germany
19,067 2019 +3.9 % +12.8 % View data
4 #4
France
15,079 2017 +7.4 % +1.1 % View data
5 #5
Spain
13,433 2019 +1.5 % +3.0 % View data
6 #6
Poland
11,420 2019 +6.3 % +29.8 % View data
7 #7
Canada
9,699 2019 -0.4 % -3.4 % View data
8 #8
Italy
7,151 2019 +2.6 % +4.5 % View data
9 #9
Hungary
7,023 2019 +7.7 % +166.8 % View data
10 #10
Sweden
5,393 2019 +3.0 % NA View data
11 #11
Switzerland
5,384 2017 NA +11.9 % View data
12 #12
Netherlands
5,028 2019 +4.2 % +6.9 % View data
13 #13
Turkey
4,903 2019 +3.0 % -2.9 % View data
14 #14
South Korea
4,759 2019 +0.1 % +15.7 % View data
15 #15
Austria
4,475 2019 +1.5 % NA View data
16 #16
Belgium
3,806 2019 +4.2 % NA View data
17 #17
Czech Republic
3,748 2019 +1.8 % +1.0 % View data
18 #18
Denmark
2,642 2019 +0.1 % +1.5 % View data
19 #19
Norway
2,397 2019 +0.6 % -0.1 % View data
20 #20
Ireland
1,851 2019 +0.8 % NA View data
21 #21
Finland
1,472 2019 +2.0 % -0.5 % View data
22 #22
Portugal
1,446 2019 +4.8 % +5.8 % View data
23 #23
Slovenia
1,092 2019 +2.9 % -2.3 % View data
24 #24
Romania
892 2019 -3.3 % -11.4 % View data
25 #25
Greece
722 2019 +2.3 % NA View data
26 #26
Lithuania
659 2019 +5.6 % +15.9 % View data
27 #27
Taiwan
612 2019 -1.8 % +14.6 % View data
28 #28
Iceland
403 2019 +4.1 % NA View data
29 #29
Chile
378 2019 +7.6 % +8.7 % View data
30 #30
Slovakia
301 2019 -8.0 % -3.7 % View data
31 #31
Estonia
300 2019 +0.9 % -1.2 % View data
32 #32
Latvia
71 2019 -1.4 % NA View data
33 #33
New Zealand
34 2019 -20.9 % NA View data

Source: OECD

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