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Austria: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)
62,469Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+45.9% since 2014
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Researchers (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Austria from 1981 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Full-time equivalent (FTE)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62,469 | |
| 2023 | 60,605.7 | |
| 2022 | 59,646 | |
| 2021 | 56,533.1 | |
| 2020 | 51,892 | |
| 2019 | 52,794.3 | |
| 2018 | 50,139.1 | |
| 2017 | 47,520.7 | |
| 2016 | 46,992.6 | |
| 2015 | 43,562.4 | |
| 2014 | 42,805.2 | |
| 2013 | 40,425.6 | |
| 2012 | 39,700.7 | |
| 2011 | 37,113.8 | |
| 2010 | 36,580.9 | |
| 2009 | 34,663.7 | |
| 2008 | 34,508.3 | |
| 2007 | 31,675.6 | |
| 2006 | 29,198.7 | |
| 2005 | 28,469.6 | |
| 2004 | 25,955.2 | |
| 2002 | 24,124.1 | |
| 1998 | 18,714.8 | |
| 1993 | 12,821 | |
| 1989 | 8,782 | |
| 1985 | 7,609 | |
| 1981 | 6,712 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-rse-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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