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Germany: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Government sector, Total, Total, Total, Head count
126,482Head count · 2023+10.6% since 2012
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Government sector (Head count). Annual figures for Germany from 2003 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 126,482 | |
| 2021 | 145,413 | |
| 2020 | 139,325 | |
| 2019 | 136,357 | |
| 2018 | 132,070 | |
| 2017 | 127,273 | |
| 2016 | 123,391 | |
| 2015 | 121,157 | |
| 2014 | 120,001 | |
| 2013 | 116,403 | |
| 2012 | 114,389 | |
| 2011 | 111,908 | |
| 2010 | 107,997 | |
| 2009 | 102,976 | |
| 2008 | 98,703 | |
| 2007 | 95,565 | |
| 2006 | 92,717 | |
| 2005 | 87,532 | |
| 2004 | 86,701 | |
| 2003 | 84,695 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Government sector, Total, Total, Total, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-gov-total-t-total-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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