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Switzerland: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)
96,712Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2023+102.0% since 1992
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Switzerland from 1986 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Full-time equivalent (FTE)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 96,712 | |
| 2021 | 90,935 | |
| 2019 | 86,230 | |
| 2017 | 78,908 | |
| 2015 | 81,451 | |
| 2012 | 75,476 | |
| 2008 | 62,065.7 | |
| 2004 | 52,250 | |
| 2000 | 52,285 | |
| 1996 | 50,155 | |
| 1992 | 47,870 | |
| 1989 | 51,000 | |
| 1986 | 45,000 |
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-total-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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