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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, Head count
742,803Head count · 2023+87.0% since 2003
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Researchers (Head count). Annual figures for Germany from 2003 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 742,803 | |
| 2021 | 691,264 | |
| 2019 | 667,394 | |
| 2017 | 623,125 | |
| 2015 | 586,030 | |
| 2013 | 549,283 | |
| 2011 | 522,010 | |
| 2009 | 487,242 | |
| 2007 | 437,780 | |
| 2005 | 406,253 | |
| 2003 | 397,130 |
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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, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-rse-t-total-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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