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Iceland: 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)

1.62Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) · 2023+62.0% since 2006

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 Iceland from 2003 to 2023.

20032023

Every year

Year	Value (Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC))	Note
2023	1.62
2022	1.51
2021	1.57
2018	1.39
2017	1.45
2013	1.42
2011	1.13
2009	0.89
2008	0.93
2007	0.9
2006	1
2005	0.93
2003	0.86

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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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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