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Headcounts and full-time equivalents in R&D by occupation and fields of research and development, 2021

 

Headcounts

Full-time equivalents

Fields of research and development Total Internal External Total Internal External[1]
Total
43 507 41 153 2 354 20 992 20 192 800
Natural sciences
9 531 9 245 286 5 168 5 168  
Engineering and technology
6 055 5 821 234 3 038 3 038  
Medical and health sciences
10 603 9 671 932 5 021 5 021  
Agricultural and veterinary sciences
1 178 1 163 15 646 646  
Social sciences
9 322 8 747 575 3 411 3 411  
Humanities and the arts
3 902 3 590 312 1 268 1 268  
Not specified
2 916 2 916 0 1 640 1 640  

[1] No estimate has been made for full-time equivalents of external personnel disturbuted by fields of research and development.

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Source
SCB

Last updated
2022-10-27

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