Austria (2024)
95,525
full-time equivalents (FTE)
+2.0% YoY
YoY Change
+2.0%
full-time equivalents (FTE)
Trend
up
Series length
22
years of data

Data

Austria R&D Personnel (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 95,525 +2.0%
2023 93,630.9 +1.5%
2022 92,275 +5.5%
2021 87,458.7 +6.6%
2020 82,052.6 -1.9%
2019 83,659.9 +4.3%
2018 80,197.8 +5.5%
2017 76,009.7 +1.1%
2016 75,164.9 +5.3%
2015 71,395.9 +1.8%
2014 70,138.4 +6.0%
2013 66,186.1 +1.7%
2012 65,088.2 +6.4%
2011 61,170.5 +2.1%
2010 59,923.3 +6.2%
2009 56,437.5 -2.7%
2008 58,014.4 +8.9%
2007 53,252.3 +7.8%
2006 49,377.1 +3.7%
2005 47,625.1 +11.0%

About this Dataset

Austria recorded 95,525 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +1,894.1. Across 2002–2024 the series ranges from 38,893.4 in 2002 to 95,525 in 2024.

This page tracks total R&D personnel (all occupations, all sectors, full-time equivalent) in Austria from 2000 to present. R&D workforce size is the primary input measure for the national innovation system.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total R&D personnel (all occupations, all sectors, full-time equivalent) in Austria from 2000 to present. R&D workforce size is the primary input measure for the national innovation system. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2002–2024 (22 observations).

The series peaked at 95,525 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 38,893.4 in 2002. The latest reading of 95,525 in 2024 represents a change of +1,894.1.