Austria (2024)
61,832
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 Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 61,832 +2.0%
2023 60,605.7 +1.6%
2022 59,646 +5.5%
2021 56,533.1 +8.9%
2020 51,892 -1.7%
2019 52,794.3 +5.3%
2018 50,139.1 +5.5%
2017 47,520.7 +1.1%
2016 46,992.6 +7.9%
2015 43,562.4 +1.8%
2014 42,805.2 +5.9%
2013 40,425.6 +1.8%
2012 39,700.7 +7.0%
2011 37,113.8 +1.5%
2010 36,580.9 +5.5%
2009 34,663.7 +0.5%
2008 34,508.3 +8.9%
2007 31,675.6 +8.5%
2006 29,198.7 +2.6%
2005 28,469.6 +9.7%

About this Dataset

Austria recorded 61,832 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +1,226.3. Across 2002–2024 the series ranges from 24,124.1 in 2002 to 61,832 in 2024.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Austria from 2000 to present. Researcher headcount is the most direct measure of scientific human capital available for frontier research.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Austria from 2000 to present. Researcher headcount is the most direct measure of scientific human capital available for frontier research. 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 61,832 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24,124.1 in 2002. The latest reading of 61,832 in 2024 represents a change of +1,226.3.