IT · 2002 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2002
In 2002, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 6.6% compared to 2001, reaching 164,023.
Italy accounts for 9.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,772,992.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.7% (from 141,737 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.