Greece (2024)
50,834.9
full-time equivalents (FTE)
-7.0% YoY
YoY Change
-7.0%
full-time equivalents (FTE)
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data

Data

Greece Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) Change
2024 50,834.9 -7.0%
2023 54,679.1 +5.9%
2022 51,611.3 +13.8%
2021 45,344.5 +5.6%
2020 42,948.8 +9.9%
2019 39,076.9 +6.5%
2018 36,688.1 +4.8%
2017 35,000.2 +19.0%
2016 29,403 -15.3%
2015 34,708.4 +16.2%
2014 29,877.1 +2.2%
2013 29,228.2 +17.9%
2012 24,800 +0.5%
2011 24,674.3 n/a
2007 21,014 +5.6%
2006 19,906.9 +1.6%
2005 19,592.8 n/a
2003 15,631.3 n/a
2001 14,371.3 n/a

About this Dataset

Greece recorded 50,834.9 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was -3,844.2. Across 2001–2024 the series ranges from 14,371.3 in 2001 to 54,679.1 in 2023.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Greece 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 Greece 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 2001–2024 (19 observations).

The series peaked at 54,679.1 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14,371.3 in 2001. The latest reading of 50,834.9 in 2024 represents a change of -3,844.2.