Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Korea: 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
Korea
610,824 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2023
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
4th
Korea rank
5th

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

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) currently reports 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 610,824 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Korea, a difference of 2.18 million Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s figure about 4.6 times Korea's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and Korea ranks 5th 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) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.31 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 138,210 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.17 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2000s 1.59 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 218,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.37 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2010s 2.08 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 431,239 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.65 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2020s 2.58 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 583,888 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2.00 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 Korea?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), at 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 610,824 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Korea 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 Korea?
2.18 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 Korea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Korea rank globally for r&d personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and Korea ranks 5th 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