EIGE

Share of women researchers (head count), by sectors of performance ta_resdig_sctech_rdperes_perf__tsc00005

Time format:
Years
Unit:
% of all researchers (head count) (comparable)
Description:

Researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems, and in the management of the projects concerned. The share of women researchers among total researchers in head count in all institutional sectors is shown. Longer historical time series and percentages based on full-time equivalents are available in dataset rd_p_femres. Absolute counts are available in dataset rd_p_persocc.

Keywords:
R&D employment, R&D personnel, R&D staff, research, researcher, researchers, science, science-related, sciences, scientific, STEM, technology
AT
BA
FR
EL
IE
LU
SE
CH
CZ
MT
HU
CY
DE
IT
SI
EA20
EA21
BE
EU27_2020
ES
DK
NL
ME
TR
RU
SK
PL
UK
EE
FI
NO
PT
RS
HR
RO
MK
LV
BG
IS
LT
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
TOTAL
BES
GOV
HES
PNP
AT
32.05
19.42
44.39
43.98
50.37
31.25
18.72
43.04
42.85
49.16
30.39
17.7
42.18
41.7
48.92
30.06
17.66
40.97
40.79
48.6
29.49
17.09
46.49
39.93
48.79
29.59
17.56
45.74
39.7
42.93
BA
49.17
47.43
63.57
48.21
46
51.55
30.77
46.17
50.02
54.31
50.94
49.55
44.29
54.05
34.78
44.24
50
38.88
58.64
29.9
36.51
FR
30.6
23.58
39.54
42.42
48.62
29.72
22.6
38.66
42.02
44.69
29.87
22.86
38.24
41.9
46.64
29.41
22.4
38.03
41.82
45.67
28.29(p)
21.32(p)
37.03(p)
39.87(p)
43.9(p)
28
20.47
36.91
39.59
43.88
26.14(be)
20
34.95(e)
35.44(be)
41.74
25.46(e)
19.86
35.72(e)
33.21(e)
40.05
EL
39.6
30.26
43.17
43.24
49.08
40.12
31.44
43.2
43.45
55.56
38.73
28.98
42.23
41.7
53.29
38.8
31.61
42.17
40.32
53.06
39.04
31.18
41.22
41.24
53.3
37.82
29.28
41.64
40.07
49.9
38
27.61
42.97
37.73
51.23
39.38
26.5
49.88
38.93
49.67
IE
40.29
28.76
46.76
50.52(e)
50
47.9
37.36
24.49
49.6
48.18(e)
38.26
27.33
45
47.61
36.3
25.33
44.17
45.31
45.1
35.32
24.06
41.01
45.17
38.42
45.23
35.25
22.62
37.79
44.93
LU
32.06
18.49
38.04
38.63
29.9
14.49
37.97
36.82
27.37
13.41
37.83
36.22
28.07
15.74
37.39
37.1
28.36
11.89
39.82
38.14
39.12
38.98
39.2
27.28
10.48
39.09
38.29
SE
33.64
25.55(b)
52.18
46.82
43.47(b)
33.52(b)
25.18(b)
49.82(b)
46.81(b)
33.27
23.93
49.43(e)
44.53
32.63
22.15
52.44
43.54
33.72(e)
21.55
45.57(e)
44.85
46.22
33.27(be)
23.12(b)
34.5(be)
44.44
47.26(b)
CH
36.75
26.21
39.45
42.5
41.25
42.23(d)
37.41
29.39
39.39
41.59
35.7
25.67
39.23
40.63
35.2
27.01
35.97
39.16
33.56
23.33
35.98
38.78
34.8(d)
CZ
27.59(dp)
15.79(dp)
40.89(dp)
35.56(dp)
34.06(dp)
28.06(d)
15.49(d)
41.78(d)
36.89(d)
32.01(d)
27.69
15.14
41.7
36.04
39.52
27.1
14.12
40.68
35.57
45.93
27.6
13.72
40.47
35.71
41.35
27.18
13.17
40.24
35.26
47.5
26.56
12.48
39.97
34.69
38.58
26.77
12.47
40.76
34.46
38.36
26.65
12.61
40.2
34.4
42.63
26.94
12.81
38.84
35.17
45.73
27.19
13.85
38.12
34.86
43.1
28.25
13.92
39.62
35.57
37.13
MT
35.99
25.44
35.94
41.54
33.3
23.45
38.64
38.71
32.75
23.08
32.35
37.55
33.03
25.27
48.28
36.7
33.35
28.19
29.41
36.09
32.19
25.75
34.38
35.77
30.92
24.87
21.88
35.1
28.71
22.26
30.3
33.06
28.54
20.97
26.47
33.14
30.39
23.04
33.33
34.39
30.37
26.45
32
33
HU
29.83
18.66
38.2
40.2
28.76
18.45
38.72
37.23
29.3
18.46
40.35
39.14
28.49
17.27
38.53
38.17
30.01
17.61
42
38.9
27.95(b)
17.68(b)
34.72(b)
36.14(b)
30.48
17.79
43.19
40.13
30.76
17.73
42.37
39.89
30.84
18.08
42.89
39.44
30.36
17.67
42.96
38.96
30.32
17.89
41.65
38.66
CY
38.67
32.79
58.55
39.18
33.6
38.71
32.36
59.73
39.22
34.33
38
29.54
58.95
39
36.4
37.61
28.9
58.29
38.69
36.22
37.29
29.68
58.46
38.37
29.8
38.06
30.52
59.16
38.37
29.66
37.28
29
57.95
37.62
27.97
37.94
32.41
55.93
37.57
30.3
38.17
32.92
56.32
37.85
31.16
38.33
31.27
51.06
38.84
31.3
DE
29.64
16.57(b)
38.57(b)
42.68
40.06(b)
29.36
15.63
38.25(d)
41.44(d)
37.85(d)
40.64
28.05
14.84
37.23(d)
40
36.91(d)
39.56
27.88
14.71
36.38(d)
39.14
35.69(d)
38.92(b)
28
14.72
35.43(d)
38.7
34.94(b)
38.18
27.95
14.08
34.92
37.92
IT
37.47
25.17
50.68
42.86(e)
57.06
36.43
24.4
50.38
42.35(e)
56
36.1
24.4
49.76
42.01(e)
54.44
34.9
23.23
49.26
41.69(e)
52.81
34.15
22.57
48.81
41.76(e)
51.85
33.78
21.79
48.31
41.43(e)
53.28
34.33
21.53
47.84
41.24(e)
52.73
35.19(b)
22.3(b)
47.67
41.05(e)
52.58
36.04
23.06
47.62
40.83(e)
51.6
36.02
22.33
46.89
40.33
50.62
35.7
21.47
46.5
40.3
51.89
SI
35.94
24.69
49.21
46.36
44.76
35.03
24.78
49.13
44.73
45.31
34.42
24.54
49.65
44.68
40.78
33.64
23.61
49.76
44.6
43.84
33.3
23.58
48.36
43.86
39.52
32.54
23.17
46.87
41.9
38.82
32.31
22.73
46.27
41.77
30.77
34.51
24.33
49.54
41.71
8.33
36.49
26.04
50.03
43.24
18.18
36.09
26.02
50.12
42.62
7.69
35.99
26.27
48.41
42.46
29.41
EA20
34.07
22.82(e)
45.55(e)
44.59(e)
47.64(e)
45.26(e)
33.46(e)
22.14(e)
44.62(e)
43.6(e)
50.84(e)
44.03(e)
43.07(e)
49.73(e)
32.48(e)
21.08(e)
43.57(e)
42.75(e)
49.35(e)
43.06(e)
42.26(e)
32.12(e)
20.57(e)
42.62(e)
41.84(e)
48.74(e)
42.44(e)
41.48(e)
48.81(e)
31.91(e)
20.01(e)
42.11(e)
40.93(e)
48.73(e)
41.51(e)
40.35(e)
47.58(e)
31.55(e)
19.58(e)
41.53(e)
40.05(e)
47.17(e)
EA21
34.21
22.93(e)
45.78(e)
44.69(e)
47.66(e)
45.52(e)
33.6(e)
22.26(e)
44.87(e)
43.69(e)
50.8(e)
44.3(e)
43.16(e)
49.7(e)
32.63(e)
21.21(e)
43.83(e)
42.84(e)
49.35(e)
43.34(e)
42.36(e)
32.27(e)
20.7(e)
42.95(e)
41.93(e)
48.67(e)
42.81(e)
41.59(e)
48.82(e)
32.07(e)
20.14(e)
42.42(e)
41.03(e)
48.71(e)
41.93(e)
40.43(e)
47.55(e)
31.71(e)
19.67(e)
41.93(e)
40.11(e)
46.88(e)
BE
34.72
28.84
36.84
44.52
50.88
36.98
44.26
51.65
33.52(b)
27.66(b)
36.13
43.42
53.42
36.06
43.04
51.69
32.62
25
35.49
42.47
49.38
35.78
42.43
48.58
34.82
28.65
36.57
42.07
48.64
36.36
41.75
49.64
34.12
27.15
37.21
41.59
49.15
36.72
40.46
44.19
33.4
24.93
36.47
40.96
44.34
EU27_2020
34.28(e)
23.09(e)
46(e)
44.87(e)
47.61(e)
45.74(e)
33.73(e)
22.46(e)
45.16(e)
43.92(e)
50.53(e)
44.58(e)
43.36(e)
48.98(e)
33.02(e)
21.42(e)
44.29(e)
43.13(e)
48.73(e)
43.69(e)
42.65(e)
32.79(e)
21.04(e)
43.8(e)
42.29(e)
48.28(e)
43.44(e)
41.8(e)
49.01(e)
32.46(e)
20.22(e)
42.66(e)
41.33(e)
48.84(e)
41.98(e)
40.78(e)
47.61(e)
32.21(e)
20.04(e)
41.77(e)
40.52(e)
46.78(e)
ES
41.74
31.05
54.55
44.88
50.4
41.58
30.59
54.62
44.58
50.58
41.6
31.06
54.76
44.03
48.24
41.47
31.24
53.8
43.79
47.51
41.34
31.61
53.36
43.36
47.79
40.77
30.96
51.85
43.11
49.49
40.49
30.92
51.28
42.49
51.99
40.15
30.45
50.96
42.09
50
40.03
30.67
50.22
41.91
51.75
39.59
30.62
48.54
41.67
51.72
39.34
30.43
48.73
41.32
48.06
DK
37.97
28.04
53.82
47.22
63.5
35.32(p)
25.55(p)
50.23(p)
44.55(p)
62.81(p)
50.56
43.66
60.19
35.74
27.61
51.81
43.73
62.55
51.66
44.52
65.47
33.84
24.47
49.67
42.03
62.55
48.5
42.01
60.92
34.52
26.6
45.35
43.2
58.43
NL
30.19
24.18
46.06(d)
47.15
30.17(b)
24.49(b)
45.8(bd)
46.3
30.25
24.21
45.47(d)
45.74
28.59
22.64
43.19(d)
44.78
27.85
22.25
41.38(d)
43.74
27.04
21.27
40.85(d)
43.74
26.14
20.32
36.87(d)
43.15
26.05
20.08
40.59(d)
42.8
25.2
18.8
38.5(d)
42.23
24.93
18.62
38.96(d)
41.8
24.56(b)
18.19(b)
39.81(bd)
41.41(b)
ME
52.08
41.77
60.49
49.07
44.44
49.56
35.29
64.06
44.7
60.61
49.87
32.76
63.75
44.79
53.13
47.57(d)
36.44(d)
54.97(d)
44.56(d)
48.65(d)
49.12
36.59
61.3
44.71
60
50.9
35.29
60.83
47.37
69.57
TR
37.28
28.56
35.08
47.11
37.35
28.15
33.67
46.79
37.33
27.7
34.94
46.41
37.18
27.23
34.32
45.9
37.53
26.91
33.36
45.84
37.45
26.29
32.93
45.51
37.2
26.11
33.08
45.02
37.91
25.76
33.22
45.02
37.94
24.63
32.29
44.77
37.46
24.37
30.39
43.6
36.89
23.72
30.42
42.3
36.23
23.9
30.31
41.56
RU
39.08
34.47
44.02
44.86
52.56
39.22
34.65
42.75
46.16
52.14
39.55
35.46
43.16
46.34
43.77
40.31
36.39
43.99
46.35
42.31
40.52(e)
36.7(e)
44.36(e)
45.94(e)
38.03(e)
40.88(e)
37.44(e)
44.24(e)
46.08(e)
43.62(e)
SK
39.48
18.28
51.22
47.09
42.19
39.97
16.98
51.29
47.13
40.48
40.74
16.47
51.39
47.15
41.94
41.15
16.42
51.53
46.48
42.86
41.03
15.93
51
46.36
50
41.19
15.92
50.28
46.21
28
41.92
17
49.16
46.54
28
41.42
15.36
48.85
45.95
26.09
42.19
17.65
49.48
46.07
43.84
42.49
18.48
48.73(d)
45.69
41.82
42.7
20.15
47.2(d)
45.81
45.76
PL
35.97
24.13
53.51
47.36
47.91
35.75
23.8
53.78
47.14
47.34
36.24
24.1
55.47
46.83
45.71
36.58
23.22
55.95
46.5
39.63
37.6
23.73
59.48
46.56
41.89
37.9
23.82
53.68
46.24
42.95
38.11
24.67
53.44
45.57
45.44
36.44
22.65
58.19
43.73
51.68
37.02
20.28
41.82
43.58
48.17
37.23
19.47
41.86
43.28
48.21
37.79
20.19
42.2
43.11
38.82
UK
38.6(e)
21.58
39.61
46.37(e)
48.02
38.75(e)
21.99
38.21
46.08(e)
46.51
38.67(e)
21.1
38.09
45.52(e)
50.48(e)
38.59
21.12
37.8
45.33(e)
48.66
37.41(e)
20.26
35.74
44.08(e)
44.48(e)
38.1
20.68
36.93
44.63
39.59
EE
43.04
26.37
63.23
50.49
66.42
41.29
22.31
63.75
49.76
70
41.68
24.95
67.58
48.4
65.49
42.48
26.8
68.45
48.54
60.55
42.45
27.05
65.95
47.68
58.18
43.94
27.96
65.51
48.2
59.17
42.2
25.14
61.37
47.66
53.1
43.55
26.6
60.83
47.84
51.24
43.88
27.95
61.23
47.35
50.41
44.02
29.89
60.43
47.31
54.95
44.42
30.06
59.28
47.43
55.56
FI
34.6
18.93
45.59
51.24
59.32
33.59(d)
18.4(d)
44.22(d)
50.05(d)
57.61(d)
32.8(d)
18.26(d)
43.9(d)
49.98(d)
58.87(d)
33.4
18.37
43.7
50.13
59.13
33.74
18.26
42.49
49.78
59.58
33.7
18.12
42.96
49.19
59.97
33.15
17.39
43.31
48.68
58.17
32.52
17.61
41.27
48.45
58.16
32.29
17.33
44.19
47.73
58.41
32.1
16.59
43.91
47.59
57.99
31.49
15.96
44.36
46.81
60.13
NO
39.05(d)
23.45(d)
50.78
52.65
38.73
22.85(d)
50.88
52
38.55
22.85(bd)
50.16
51.24
38.66
23.47
49.73
50.34
38.59
23.43
48.83
50.23
38.76
24.3
48.12
49.75
38.06
23.91
47.08
48.68
37.58
23.12
46.68
48.18
37.38
22.81
46.46
47.59
37.43
23.52(u)
45.77
47.33
36.95
22.67(u)
45.35
46.5
PT
43.33
32.45
62.99
50.93
52.32
42.71
30.56
62.36
50.74
52.38
42.13
29.76
61.41
50.47
49.83
42.56
30.19
60.88
50.53
50.58
42.48
29.24
60.72
50.44
49.3
42.82
28.54
60.49
50.09
50.49
43.25
28.49
61.08
49.78
50.66
43.66
29.83
60.33
49.44
50.41
43.48
29.26
60.9
48.81
51.19
44.14
31.15
58.94
48.6
51.07
44.29
32.01
58.65
48.07
52.29
45.42(b)
35.03(b)
59.28(b)
48.4(b)
45.21(b)
RS
52.74
33.55
60.8
54.47
50
53.48
37.33
61.6
53.88
100
52.47
34.96
61.35
52.77
100
52.32
37.09
61.74
51.81
75
52.87
35.44
62.13
52.49
100
51.94
39.11
61
51
100
51.37
39.97
61.25
49.99
100
50.04
33.04
59.95
49.81
50
48.41
30.52
57.36
49.27
75
49.23
33.79
57.2
48.96
57.14
49.15
34.63
58.18
48.67
57.14
50.46
46.42
57.71
48.58
50
HR
49.06
31.62
57.02
51.74
31.25
48.44
32.34
57.37
51.46
36.62
48.76
30.52
57.15
51.83
37.74
48.99
31.99
56.76(d)
51.13
48.28
32.1
55.2(d)
50.42
49
35.61
55.33(d)
50.13
48.42
35.58
54.18(d)
49.41
47.74
36.4
52.5(d)
49.01
48.91
42.15
52.36(d)
48.94
48.91
42.19
52.36(d)
48.77
47.75
39.09
51.76(d)
47.71
RO
46.51
31.29
49.52
52.02
48.9
46.11
31.52
49.19
50.81
47.26
46.62
32.56
49.2
51.78
48.26
47.26
36.1
49.33
50.39
45.02
46.91
33.87
48.47
50.49
39.11
46.25
32.55
47.57
50.39
36.16
46.74
35.7
48.89
49.37
30.88
45.78
34.02
49.14
48.41
46.89
46.23
34.57
49.37
48.54
48.13
46.01
40.1
48.73
47.16
40
45.69
39.54
48.58
46.78
39.5
MK
54.43
60.78
55.95
53.02
41.18
53.74
55.24
60.35
52.21
71.43
53.31
57.3
64.58
50.69
65.79
53.41
58.3
64.1
50.83
64
52.27
61.18
56.37
49.86
62.12
50.82
60.7
51.72
49.08
61.9
49.05
57.22
49.76
47.86
60
LV
48.78
34.69
54.7
52.5
50.65
34.89
57.21
54.21
49.82
32.98
57.39
53.42
50.01
36.52
55.02
52.52
50.6
37.09
55.49
53.04
50.68
37.86
57.91
52.36
52.23
41.48
55.47
53.94
52.18
38.07
57.99
54.07
51.02
40.65
57.97
52.06
56.75
52.99
51.97
41.72
55.19
53.54
BG
48.64
36.95
57.55
55.9
50
46.92
35.81
57.5
54.42
44.6
48.27
37.63
57.33
54.92
44.72
46.75
35.23
56.92
53.88
46.55
46.51
35.59
55.98
53.91
49.04
45.88
34.41
56.65
52.39
48.15
47.37
36
57.77
52.41
42.01
49.1
39.26
58.51
51.87
50
47.93
37.54
55.67
51.71
46.26
49.47
39.58
58.4
48.75
44.14
49.7
42.84
56.87
47.98
29.03
IS
49.06
43.4
62.68
50.89
46.8(u)
34.82(u)
60.71(u)
54.46(u)
45.25
35.28
56.45
51.36
46.07(u)
35.82(u)
41.37
53.07
46.08
35.82(u)
45.1
52.53
43.83(b)
33.96(b)
36.31(b)
51.1(b)
LT
49.04
28.64
51.03
56.81
24.86
48.85
31.08
50.66
56.43
48.48
29.51
50.74
55.74
49.07
29.17
50.43
56.05
49.08
34.13
49.89
54.8
49
29.29
51.79
55.4
49.51
30.57
52.48
54.95
51.57
33.6
51.34
55.77
50.74
29.25
51.06
55.48
50.25
32.17
52.7
55.38
51.22
31.01
51.36
54.76

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable