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Persons working in Research and development (in full-time equivalents)
Year Value
2010 4089
2011 4216
2012 4377
2013 4389
2014 4334
2015 4721
2016 4842
2017 5068
2018 5224
2019 5419
2020 5421
2021 5546
2022 5761

Data source: Statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat)

Geographic coverage: Germany

Unit of measurement: Per 1 million inhabitants

This overview contains information on the time series shown that are available in Germany and their compliance with the UN metadata. The national metadata contains supplementary methodological and country-specific information.

Time series available

Persons working in Research and development (in full-time equivalents)
Compliance with the UN metadata

The time series is compliant with the UN metadata.
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Data state

2025/04/03

This overview contains information on the metadata of the SDG indicator shown, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. The complete UN metadata is provided by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD).

Target

Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
Indicator name

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
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UN custodian agency

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS)
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