Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Germany: R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
Germany
839,700 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
4th
Germany rank
2nd

R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex over time

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • Germany
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M198120022024

How they compare

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) currently reports 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 839,700 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Germany, a difference of 1.95 million Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s figure about 3.3 times Germany's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and Germany ranks 2nd of 4 regions.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 1.24 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 469,405 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 770,957 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2000s 1.59 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 491,675 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.10 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2010s 2.08 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 633,700 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.45 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2020s 2.62 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 787,457 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.83 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) or Germany?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), at 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 839,700 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in r&d personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex between Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Germany?
1.95 million Full-time equivalent (FTE), with Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Germany rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and Germany ranks 2nd of 4 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,706 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed