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Spain: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Researchers, Total, All sectors, Head count
289,907Head count · 2024+38.0% since 2014
Eurostat table rd_p_persreg. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Researchers (Head count). Annual figures for Spain from 1985 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 289,907 | |
| 2023 | 276,018 | |
| 2022 | 267,409 | |
| 2021 | 255,385 | |
| 2020 | 244,187 | |
| 2019 | 241,372 | |
| 2018 | 234,798 | |
| 2017 | 225,995 | |
| 2016 | 218,680 | |
| 2015 | 214,227 | |
| 2014 | 210,104 | |
| 2013 | 208,767 | |
| 2012 | 215,544 | |
| 2011 | 220,254 | |
| 2010 | 224,000 | |
| 2009 | 221,314 | |
| 2008 | 217,716 | |
| 2007 | 206,190 | |
| 2006 | 193,024 | |
| 2005 | 181,023 | |
| 2004 | 169,971 | |
| 2003 | 158,566 | |
| 2002 | 150,098 | |
| 2001 | 140,407 | |
| 1999 | 116,595 | |
| 1997 | 103,905 | |
| 1995 | 100,070 | |
| 1994 | 70,508 | |
| 1993 | 80,113 | |
| 1992 | 77,430 | |
| 1989 | 59,592 | |
| 1988 | 56,261 | |
| 1987 | 49,007 | |
| 1986 | 45,255 | |
| 1985 | 40,848 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Researchers, Total, All sectors, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persreg-rse-t-total-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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