Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex

Dataset rd_p_perslf published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This page describes the source table. The measures below are the specific selections this site takes from it.

About the source table

Indicators on the share of research and development (R&D) personnel and researchers in the total active population and total employment. R&D personnel cover all staff directly engaged in R&D and in direct supporting services, while researchers are professionals creating new knowledge, products, processes and systems or managing related projects. Shares are expressed as percentages, using head count and full-time equivalent measures, following Frascati Manual concepts.

Publisher: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Original producer: Eurostat
Code: rd_p_perslf
Last update by provider: 29 September 2026
Last checked here: 9 November 2026
Dimensions: Time frequency, Sex, Professional position, Sector of performance, Unit of measure, Geopolitical entity (reporting), Time

Measures taken from this dataset

Measure	Fixed selection	Unit
Researchers as a share of the labour force	freq=A prof_pos=RSE sectperf=TOTAL sex=T unit=PC_ACT_FTE	% of labour force (full-time equivalent)