Researchers as a share of the labour force in Spain
Researchers made up 0.77% of the labour force in Spain in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1993.
Spain, 2024
0.77%
Change from 2023
+0.03percentage points
European Union, 2024
1.04%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.05%
Position in 2024
19th of 30
Researchers as a share of the labour force in Spain 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.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.77% | 1.04%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 0.74% | 1.02%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 0.69% | 0.99%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 0.67% | 0.96%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 0.65% | 0.92%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 0.63% | 0.89%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 0.62% | 0.86%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 0.59% | 0.83% |
| 2016 | 0.56% | 0.78%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 0.54% | 0.76%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 0.54% | 0.73%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 0.53% | 0.72%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 0.54% | 0.70%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 0.56% | 0.68%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 0.58% | 0.66%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 0.58% | 0.64%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 0.57% | 0.62%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 0.55% | 0.59%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 0.54% | 0.58%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 0.52% | 0.56%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 0.50% | 0.55%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 0.47% | 0.53%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 0.44% | 0.52%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 0.45% | 0.51%e (estimated) |
| 2000 | 0.43% | 0.50%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 0.74% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.54%, the figure has changed by +0.23 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.04%.
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