R&D personnel as a share of the labour force (international)

Personnel

Data publication

The indicator shows the relative share of R&D personnel in the total labour force, differentiated by two main categories: "researchers" and "other R&D personnel".

Analysis

Denmark has the largest share of R&D personnel (researchers and other R&D personnel together) per 1000 persons in the total labour force. Finland, Korea and Austria follow. The Netherlands is positioned above the average for the EU-15, both with regard to R&D personnel as well as researchers.

Definitions and acronyms

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