IT · 2008 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2008
In 2008, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 6.1% compared to 2007, reaching 221,115.
Italy accounts for 10.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,121,931.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 36.6% (from 161,828 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.