SE · 2021 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Sweden, 2021
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
115,940
Sweden, 2021
▲ 21.5% vs 2020 (95,463)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 21.5% compared to 2020, reaching 115,940.
Sweden accounts for 3.7% of the EU-27 total of 3,102,980.
Sweden ranks 8th 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 27.8% (from 90,690 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
3.7%
EU-27: 3,102,980
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc