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Germany: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Total, Total, Business enterprise sector, Head count
632,551Head count · 2023+89.8% since 2003
Eurostat table rd_p_persreg. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Business enterprise sector (Head count). Annual figures for Germany from 1981 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 632,551 | |
| 2021 | 547,074 | |
| 2019 | 537,379 | |
| 2017 | 491,620 | |
| 2015 | 451,040 | |
| 2013 | 408,512 | |
| 2011 | 410,682 | |
| 2009 | 383,559 | |
| 2007 | 364,669 | |
| 2005 | 341,832 | |
| 2003 | 333,285 | |
| 2001 | 342,978 | |
| 1999 | 341,813 | |
| 1997 | 324,965 | |
| 1995 | 321,137 | |
| 1993 | 335,415 | |
| 1991 | 367,037 | |
| 1989 | 347,248 | |
| 1987 | 350,499 | |
| 1985 | 330,966 | |
| 1983 | 303,741 | |
| 1981 | 285,641 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Total, Total, Business enterprise sector, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persreg-total-t-bes-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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