Employment in R&D in business enterprise sector

Full-time equivalent employment of R&D personnel and researchers in the business enterprise sector filtered by individuals working in human health and social work activities, by EU country over time.

This indicator provides information on wider employment, beyond academia, in R&D related to health. Job creation through new innovations, upskilling and investment in R&D can contribute to this overall level of employment activity in the sector. Source: Eurostat.


Geo2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)67.967.767.568.369.170.271.472.473.272.4
Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015)68.468.067.768.269.070.071.072.072.771.7
Belgium67.367.267.267.367.267.768.569.770.570.0
Bulgaria62.762.863.364.866.967.471.172.174.773.1
Czechia70.971.572.573.574.876.778.579.980.379.7
Denmark74.874.374.374.775.476.076.677.578.377.8
Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)76.576.977.377.778.078.679.279.980.680.0
Estonia70.672.273.374.376.576.678.779.580.278.8
Ireland64.664.566.568.169.971.473.074.175.173.4
Greece59.354.552.553.154.855.957.459.060.858.3
Spain62.059.658.659.962.063.965.567.068.065.7
France69.569.769.770.070.370.771.372.072.372.1
Croatia59.858.157.259.260.661.463.665.266.766.9
Italy61.060.959.759.960.561.662.363.063.562.6
Cyprus73.470.267.267.667.968.770.873.975.774.9
Latvia66.167.969.570.672.573.074.676.877.376.9
Lithuania66.968.569.971.873.375.276.077.878.276.7
Luxembourg70.171.471.172.170.970.771.572.172.872.1
Hungary62.863.865.268.770.973.775.476.777.677.5
Malta61.663.966.267.969.071.173.075.576.877.3
Netherlands76.476.675.975.476.477.178.079.280.180.0
Austria74.274.474.674.274.374.875.476.276.874.8
Poland64.564.764.966.567.869.370.972.273.073.6
Portugal66.764.063.466.167.969.572.574.775.574.2
Romania63.864.864.765.766.066.368.869.970.970.8
Slovenia68.468.367.267.769.170.173.475.476.475.6
Slovakia65.065.165.065.967.769.871.172.473.472.5
Finland73.874.073.373.172.973.474.276.377.276.5
Sweden79.479.479.880.080.581.281.882.482.180.8
Iceland80.681.882.884.986.587.887.686.585.982.3
Norway79.679.979.679.679.178.678.379.279.578.8
Switzerland80.881.080.881.181.782.082.182.582.982.5
Montenegro50.752.052.755.656.757.158.259.860.855.2
North Macedonia48.448.250.351.351.953.354.856.159.259.1
Serbia---54.856.059.161.463.165.265.9
Turkey52.252.853.453.253.954.455.355.653.851.0