Researchers as a share of the labour force in Germany

Name: Researchers as a share of the labour force in Germany
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Researchers made up 1.21% of the labour force in Germany in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1993.

Researchers as a share of the labour force % of labour force (full-time equivalent) Data: 1993 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Germany, 2024 1.21% % of labour force (full-time equivalent)

Change from 2023 +0.02percentage points 2023: 1.19%

European Union, 2024 1.04%e Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 1.05% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2024 9th of 30 See the full ranking

Researchers as a share of the labour force in Germany over time

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% of labour force (full-time equivalent). Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Researchers as a share of the labour force (% of labour force (full-time equivalent)), 2000 to 2024
Period	Germany	European Union
2024	1.21%	1.04%e (estimated)
2023	1.19%	1.02%e (estimated)
2022	1.16%	0.99%e (estimated)
2021	1.13%	0.96%e (estimated)
2020	1.11%	0.92%e (estimated)
2019	1.09%	0.89%e (estimated)
2018	1.06%	0.86%e (estimated)
2017	1.02%	0.83%
2016	0.97%	0.78%e (estimated)
2015	0.96%	0.76%e (estimated)
2014	0.88%	0.73%e (estimated)
2013	0.88%	0.72%e (estimated)
2012	0.88%	0.70%e (estimated)
2011	0.85%	0.68%e (estimated)
2010	0.83%e (estimated)	0.66%e (estimated)
2009	0.79%	0.64%e (estimated)
2008	0.74%e (estimated)	0.62%e (estimated)
2007	0.71%	0.59%e (estimated)
2006	0.68%	0.58%e (estimated)
2005	0.67%	0.56%e (estimated)
2004	0.68%	0.55%e (estimated)
2003	0.68%	0.53%e (estimated)
2002	0.68%e (estimated)	0.52%e (estimated)
2001	0.68%	0.51%e (estimated)
2000	0.66%	0.50%e (estimated)

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In short

That is a change of +0.02 percentage points from 1.19% in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 0.88%, the figure has changed by +0.33 percentage points.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 9th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.04%.