Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Germany
Germany: Share of female researchers by sector of performance was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Germany, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage based on head count (HC).
Analysis
Germany recorded 29.6% for share of female researchers by sector of performance in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Germany peaked at 29.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2003.
Germany ranks 46th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage based on head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.5% | — |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 25.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 43 Netherlands 30.2% compare
- 43 Netherlands 30.2% compare
- 45 Hungary 29.8% compare
- 47 Czechia 27.6% compare
- 48 South Korea 23.7% compare
- 48 South Korea 23.7% compare
More science & technology data for Germany
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.15 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 108,782 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female researchers by sector of performance in Germany?
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Germany was 29.6% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for share of female researchers by sector of performance?
- Germany ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of female researchers by sector of performance rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of female researchers by sector of performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).