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Denmark: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Researchers, Total, All sectors, Full-time equivalent (FTE)
53,418Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+29.0% since 2014
Eurostat table rd_p_persreg. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Researchers (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Denmark from 1981 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Full-time equivalent (FTE)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53,418 | |
| 2023 | 52,427.4 | |
| 2022 | 53,081 | |
| 2021 | 45,017 | |
| 2020 | 44,553 | |
| 2019 | 44,671 | |
| 2018 | 43,924 | |
| 2017 | 43,966 | |
| 2016 | 44,599 | |
| 2015 | 42,826 | |
| 2014 | 41,409 | |
| 2013 | 39,968.3 | |
| 2012 | 40,080.3 | |
| 2011 | 39,181 | |
| 2010 | 37,435.1 | |
| 2009 | 36,789 | |
| 2008 | 35,701.7 | |
| 2007 | 30,174 | |
| 2006 | 28,846.3 | |
| 2005 | 28,179 | |
| 2004 | 26,166.9 | |
| 2003 | 24,882 | |
| 2002 | 25,546.9 | |
| 2001 | 19,453 | |
| 1999 | 18,945 | |
| 1997 | 17,511 | |
| 1996 | 16,699 | |
| 1995 | 15,954 | |
| 1993 | 13,672 | |
| 1992 | 12,861 | |
| 1991 | 12,049 | |
| 1990 | 11,505 | |
| 1989 | 10,962 | |
| 1988 | 10,369 | |
| 1987 | 9,775 | |
| 1986 | 9,170 | |
| 1985 | 8,567 | |
| 1984 | 8,123 | |
| 1983 | 7,676 | |
| 1982 | 7,255 | |
| 1981 | 6,785 |
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Researchers, Total, All sectors, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persreg-rse-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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