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Germany: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex: Total, Total, Higher education sector, Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)

0.92Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) · 2023+13.6% since 2012

Eurostat table rd_p_perslf. Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex: Higher education sector (Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)). Annual figures for Germany from 2003 to 2023.

20032023

Every year

Year	Value (Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC))	Note
2023	0.92
2021	0.93
2020	0.92
2019	0.88
2018	0.88
2017	0.86
2016	0.84
2015	0.85
2014	0.85
2013	0.84
2012	0.81
2011	0.79
2010	0.77
2009	0.72
2008	0.66
2007	0.64
2006	0.62
2005	0.6
2004	0.61
2003	0.63

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Eurostat (2026). Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex: Total, Total, Higher education sector, Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perslf-t-total-hes-pc-act-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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