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Spain: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Females, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)
122,198Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+52.9% since 2014
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Females (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Spain from 1997 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Full-time equivalent (FTE)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 122,198 | |
| 2023 | 115,580 | |
| 2022 | 107,397 | |
| 2021 | 100,999 | |
| 2020 | 94,385.9 | |
| 2019 | 94,002.5 | |
| 2018 | 90,365.9 | |
| 2017 | 86,353.9 | |
| 2016 | 83,112.6 | |
| 2015 | 81,297.2 | |
| 2014 | 79,931.8 | |
| 2013 | 81,661.2 | |
| 2012 | 83,681.8 | |
| 2011 | 86,304.9 | |
| 2010 | 88,869.9 | |
| 2009 | 88,246.8 | |
| 2008 | 84,399.9 | |
| 2007 | 78,169.2 | |
| 2006 | 72,171.2 | |
| 2005 | 66,019.8 | |
| 2004 | 60,510.7 | |
| 2003 | 55,255.9 | |
| 2002 | 48,396.2 | |
| 2001 | 42,424.1 | |
| 1999 | 33,399 | |
| 1997 | 28,398 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Females, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-total-f-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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