Researchers as a share of the labour force in Italy

Name: Researchers as a share of the labour force in Italy
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Researchers made up 0.72% of the labour force in Italy in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1993. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

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

Italy, 2024 0.72% % of labour force (full-time equivalent)

Change from 2023 +0.03percentage points 2023: 0.69%

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 22nd of 30 See the full ranking

Researchers as a share of the labour force in Italy 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	Italy	European Union
2024	0.72%	1.04%e (estimated)
2023	0.69%	1.02%e (estimated)
2022	0.68%	0.99%e (estimated)
2021	0.66%	0.96%e (estimated)
2020	0.65%	0.92%e (estimated)
2019	0.64%	0.89%e (estimated)
2018	0.61%	0.86%e (estimated)
2017	0.56%	0.83%
2016	0.54%b (break in time series)	0.78%e (estimated)
2015	0.51%	0.76%e (estimated)
2014	0.48%	0.73%e (estimated)
2013	0.47%	0.72%e (estimated)
2012	0.45%	0.70%e (estimated)
2011	0.44%	0.68%e (estimated)
2010	0.43%	0.66%e (estimated)
2009	0.42%	0.64%e (estimated)
2008	0.39%	0.62%e (estimated)
2007	0.39%	0.59%e (estimated)
2006	0.37%	0.58%e (estimated)
2005	0.34%	0.56%e (estimated)
2004	0.30%	0.55%e (estimated)
2003	0.30%	0.53%e (estimated)
2002	0.30%	0.52%e (estimated)
2001	0.28%	0.51%e (estimated)
2000	0.28%	0.50%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 0.69% in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 0.48%, the figure has changed by +0.24 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 22nd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.04%.