R&D personnel by employment status and field of research and development, 2025
| Headcounts | Full-time equivalents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fields of research and development
|
Total | Internal | External | Total | Internal | External[1] |
|
Total
|
42 075 | 40 271 | 1 804 | 22 745 | 22 145 | 600 |
|
Natural sciences
|
9 270 | 9 074 | 196 | 5 484 | 5 484 | . |
|
Engineering and technology
|
5 844 | 5 656 | 188 | 3 210 | 3 210 | . |
|
Medical and health sciences
|
10 275 | 9 626 | 649 | 5 522 | 5 522 | . |
|
Agricultural and veterinary sciences
|
1 203 | 1 187 | 16 | 736 | 736 | . |
|
Social sciences
|
8 988 | 8 487 | 501 | 3 849 | 3 849 | . |
|
Humanities and the arts
|
3 328 | 3 074 | 254 | 1 361 | 1 361 | . |
|
Not specified
|
3 167 | 3 167 | 0 | 1 983 | 1 983 | |
[1] No estimate has been made for full-time equivalents of external personnel distributed by fields of research and development.
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SCB
Last updated
2026-10-29