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

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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

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Time

Select all	Code	Label
	2024	2024
	2023	2023
	2022	2022
	2021	2021
	2020	2020
	2019	2019
	2018	2018
	2017	2017
	2016	2016
	2015	2015
	2014	2014
	2013	2013

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Sector of performance

Select all	Code	Label
	TOTAL	All sectors
	BES	Business enterprise sector
	GOV	Government sector
	HES	Higher education sector
	PNP	Private non-profit sector

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Geographic region

Select all	Code	Label
	EU27_2020	European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
	EA21	Euro area - 21 countries (from 2026)
	EA20	Euro area (20 countries)
	BE	Belgium
	BG	Bulgaria
	CZ	Czechia
	DK	Denmark
	DE	Germany
	EE	Estonia
	IE	Ireland
	EL	Greece
	ES	Spain
	FR	France
	HR	Croatia
	IT	Italy
	CY	Cyprus
	LV	Latvia
	LT	Lithuania
	LU	Luxembourg
	HU	Hungary
	MT	Malta
	NL	Netherlands
	AT	Austria
	PL	Poland
	PT	Portugal
	RO	Romania
	SI	Slovenia
	SK	Slovakia
	FI	Finland
	SE	Sweden
	IS	Iceland
	NO	Norway
	CH	Switzerland
	UK	United Kingdom
	ME	Montenegro
	MK	North Macedonia
	RS	Serbia
	TR	Türkiye
	BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	RU	Russia

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unitPercentage based on head count (HC)

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time	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
sectperf geo	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

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