SE · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Sweden, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
88,928
Sweden, 2017
▼ 1.9% vs 2016 (90,690)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 1.9% compared to 2016, reaching 88,928.
Sweden accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
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 9.4% (from 81,272 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
3.3%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc