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R&D researchers. Total Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 31,579 154,125 (p) Provisional value 2,003,208 (p) Provisional value
2020 30,160 145,372 1,887,281 (e) Estimated value
2019 30,331 143,974 1,853,002 (e) Estimated value
2018 30,391 140,120 1,785,800 (e) Estimated value
2017 28,922 133,213 1,709,559 (e) Estimated value
2016 27,544 126,633 1,613,592 (e) Estimated value
2015 26,403 122,437 1,565,287 (e) Estimated value
2014 25,474 122,235 1,498,989 (e) Estimated value
2013 25,503 123,225 1,476,139 (e) Estimated value
2012 25,520 126,778 1,431,583 (e) Estimated value
2011 25,474 130,235 1,375,445 (e) Estimated value
2010 27,058 134,653 1,346,146 (e) Estimated value
2009 26,932 133,803 1,299,479 (e) Estimated value
2008 26,398 130,986 1,271,345 (e) Estimated value
2007 25,063 122,624 1,205,464 (e) Estimated value
2006 24,477 115,798 1,168,490 (e) Estimated value
2005 22,240 109,720 1,126,161 (e) Estimated value
2004 20,747 100,994 1,079,805 (e) Estimated value
2003 18,386 92,523 1,039,338 (e) Estimated value
2002 15,404 83,318 1,015,181 (e) Estimated value
2001 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 80,081 988,859 (e) Estimated value
2000 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 76,670 959,367 (e) Estimated value
Units: In full-time equivalent.
Source Catalonia: Idescat. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(p) Provisional value.
(e) Estimated value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
R&D researchers. Men Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 19,389 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2020 18,463 87,368 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2019 18,474 86,594 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2018 18,772 85,762 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2017 17,517 81,556 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 16,527 77,092 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2015 15,926 74,708 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2014 15,369 75,099 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2013 15,408 75,465 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 15,493 78,007 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2011 15,432 80,002 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2010 16,528 82,822 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2009 16,778 82,277 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2008 16,196 80,996 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2007 15,437 76,166 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2006 15,171 72,367 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2005 13,860 68,349 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2004 13,153 63,414 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2003 11,547 58,538 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2002 9,972 53,551 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2001 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 51,873 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2000 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: In full-time equivalent.
Source Catalonia: Idescat. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
R&D researchers. Women Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 12,190 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2020 11,697 58,004 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2019 11,858 57,380 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2018 11,619 54,358 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2017 11,405 51,657 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 11,018 49,541 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2015 10,477 47,729 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2014 10,105 47,136 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2013 10,096 47,760 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 10,028 48,771 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2011 10,042 50,233 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2010 10,530 51,831 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2009 10,154 51,526 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2008 10,202 49,990 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2007 9,626 46,458 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2006 9,306 43,431 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2005 8,381 41,371 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2004 7,595 37,580 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2003 6,839 33,985 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2002 5,432 29,767 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2001 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 28,208 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2000 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: In full-time equivalent.
Source Catalonia: Idescat. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 27, 2023.

RD

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on R&D Activities (RD).

Methodological note

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.

The main breakdown of R&D statistics is by four institutional sectors of performance. These four sectors of performance are the business enterprise sector (BES), the government sector (GOV), the higher education sector (HES) and the private non-profit sector (PNP).

Basic data on R&D personnel are expressed as head count (HC) and full time equivalents (FTE). Total national R&D personnel is obtained by summing up the R&D personnel employed in the four different sectors of performance.

See also