ES · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Spain, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
140,120
Spain, 2018
▲ 5.2% vs 2017 (133,213)
Analysis
In 2018, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.2% compared to 2017, reaching 140,120.
Spain accounts for 7.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
Spain ranks 4th 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 13.7% (from 123,225 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
7.8%
EU-27: 1,785,534
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004