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Germany: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)

513,131Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+45.8% 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 Germany from 1981 to 2024.

19812024

Every year

YearValue (Full-time equivalent (FTE))Note
2024513,131
2023500,166
2022486,011
2021461,645
2020450,796
2019450,697.3
2018433,685
2017419,617.2
2016399,605.3
2015387,982
2014351,922.5
2013354,463.4
2012352,419
2011338,688.7
2010327,996.5
2009317,306.8
2008302,640.9
2007290,853
2006279,822
2005272,148
2004270,215
2003268,942
2002265,812
2001264,385
2000257,874
1999254,691
1998237,712
1997235,793
1996230,189
1995231,128
1993230,107
1991241,869
1989176,402
1987165,616
1985147,413
1983134,525
1981128,200

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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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