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Total personnel and researchers involved in research and development activities (R&D): full-time equivalent per 1,000 active persons

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2021

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1984

2.1

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Years	Total personnel in R&D per thousand of the active population	Researchers in R&D per thousand of the active population
1984	2.1	1.0
1986	2.3	1.3
1988	2.4	1.4
1990	2.5	1.6
1992	┴2.9	┴2.1
1995	3.4	2.6
1997	3.9	3.0
1999	4.3	3.2
2001	4.6	3.5
2003	5.0	4.0
2005	5.0	4.1
2007	6.8	5.4
2008	┴9.2	┴7.8
2009	9.1	7.7
2010	9.2	8.0
2011	┴9.9	┴8.8
2012	9.6	8.6
2013	┴9.6	┴7.7
2014	9.6	7.8
2015	9.9	7.9
2016	10.3	8.5
2017	11.2	9.1
2018	11.8	9.7
2019	12.4	10.1
2020	13.6	10.9
2021	Pro14.0	Pro11.3

Sources/Entities: INE, DGEEC/ME-MCTES, PORDATA
Last updated: 2022-08-10

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