R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)

Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021): R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS was 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
80th
of 412 regions
All-time high
29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2018
All-time low
19,424 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2018

R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), 2005–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201120182005: 19.4k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2006: 19.9k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2007: 20.8k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2008: 20.0k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2009: 20.9k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2010: 21.4k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2011: 22.2k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2012: 22.3k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2013: 24.5k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2014: 25.8k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2015: 27.4k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2016: 26.6k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2017: 29.3k Full-time equivalent (FTE)2018: 30.0k Full-time equivalent (FTE)

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) is 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE), measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) peaked at 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,424 Full-time equivalent (FTE), in 2005.

That places Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 80th out of 412 regions with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), 2005 to 2018.
Year Full-time equivalent (FTE) Change
2005 19,424 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
2006 19,854 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +2.2%
2007 20,762 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +4.6%
2008 20,045 Full-time equivalent (FTE) -3.5%
2009 20,906 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +4.3%
2010 21,367 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +2.2%
2011 22,220 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +4.0%
2012 22,346 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +0.6%
2013 24,544 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +9.8%
2014 25,826 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +5.2%
2015 27,365 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +6.0%
2016 26,574 Full-time equivalent (FTE) -2.9%
2017 29,262 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +10.1%
2018 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20,198 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 19,424 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 20,906 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 5
2010s 25,499 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 21,367 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
R&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) was 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 29,989 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2018.
What is the lowest r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 19,424 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in 2005.
How does Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) rank for r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts?
Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) ranks 80th out of 412 regions with data for 2018.
Is r&d personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and nuts rising or falling in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 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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