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Germany: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Total, Total, Higher education sector, Head count

386,294Head count · 2023+19.4% since 2012

Eurostat table rd_p_persreg. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Higher education sector (Head count). Annual figures for Germany from 2003 to 2023.

20032023

Every year

YearValue (Head count)Note
2023386,294
2021381,689
2020372,986
2019364,216
2018359,808
2017352,264
2016345,145
2015343,660
2014340,112
2013335,928
2012323,394
2011312,537
2010303,257
2009290,793
2008271,627
2007261,478
2006252,761
2005244,050
2004242,128
2003246,751

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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Total, Total, Higher education sector, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persreg-total-t-hes-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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