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United Kingdom: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Total, Total, Head count
771,139Head count · 2018+54.5% since 2007
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex (Head count). Annual figures for United Kingdom from 2005 to 2018.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 771,139 | |
| 2017 | 739,816 | |
| 2016 | 695,925 | |
| 2015 | 670,286 | |
| 2014 | 646,201 | |
| 2013 | 610,276 | |
| 2012 | 580,452 | |
| 2011 | 565,769 | |
| 2010 | 524,333 | |
| 2009 | 507,524 | |
| 2007 | 499,191 | |
| 2005 | 470,197 |
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Published by Eurostat, produced by Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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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, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-total-t-total-hc (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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