R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013)

Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013): R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS was 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Change on year
up 98.5%
Rank
240th
of 412 regions
All-time high
6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2017
All-time low
2,206 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017

R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013), 2002–2017

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k2002200920172002: 2.2k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2003: 2.3k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2004: 2.8k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2005: 3.8k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2006: 3.8k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2007: 3.7k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2008: 3.5k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2009: 3.5k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2010: 3.5k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2011: 4.1k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2013: 4.4k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2015: 3.5k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2017: 7.0k Full-time equivalent (FTE)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Full-time equivalent (FTE).

Analysis

Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) recorded 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 98.5% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) peaked at 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,206 Full-time equivalent (FTE), in 2002.

That places Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 240th out of 412 regions with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013), 2002 to 2017.
Year Full-time equivalent (FTE) Change
2002 2,206 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
2003 2,310 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +4.7%
2004 2,827 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +22.4%
2005 3,772 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +33.4%
2006 3,815 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +1.1%
2007 3,733 Full-time equivalent (FTE) -2.1%
2008 3,510 Full-time equivalent (FTE) -6.0%
2009 3,463 Full-time equivalent (FTE) -1.3%
2010 3,497 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +1.0%
2011 4,093 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +17.1%
2013 4,367 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +6.7%
2015 3,506 Full-time equivalent (FTE) -19.7%
2017 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +98.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +98.5% 3,506 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,204 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2,206 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 3,815 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 8
2010s 4,484 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 3,497 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013)?
R&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) was 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2017, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts recorded in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 6,959 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2017.
What is the lowest r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts recorded in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,206 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2002.
How does Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) rank for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts?
Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) ranks 240th out of 412 regions with data for 2017.
Is r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts rising or falling in Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
460 places, 8,873 data points, 1980–2024
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