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Austria: R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex: Higher education sector, Total, Total, Head count
55,241Head count · 2023+88.2% since 2004
Eurostat table rd_p_persocc. R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex: Higher education sector (Head count). Annual figures for Austria from 1981 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55,241 | |
| 2021 | 53,198 | |
| 2019 | 52,663 | |
| 2017 | 48,363 | |
| 2015 | 47,562 | |
| 2013 | 44,601 | |
| 2011 | 42,291 | |
| 2009 | 39,084 | |
| 2007 | 35,269 | |
| 2006 | 32,715 | |
| 2004 | 29,358 | |
| 2002 | 25,072 | |
| 1998 | 21,933 | |
| 1985 | 15,358 | |
| 1981 | 13,598 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex: Higher education sector, Total, Total, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persocc-hes-total-t-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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