R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Poland
Poland: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size was 117,998 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Poland, 1980–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Poland is 117,998, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 216.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Poland peaked at 128,800 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8,500, in 2002.
Poland ranks 17th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65,500 | — |
| 1981 | 56,800 | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 51,000 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 45,400 | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 44,600 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 27,800 | -37.7% |
| 1986 | 19,300 | -30.6% |
| 1987 | 128,800 | +567.4% |
| 1988 | 127,000 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 25,531 | -79.9% |
| 1995 | 26,282 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 23,536 | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 23,181 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 21,914 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 20,314 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 18,586 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 17,277 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 8,500 | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 11,378 | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 12,978 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 13,966 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 14,166 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 15,032 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 12,809 | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 13,693 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 18,424 | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 19,530 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 25,750 | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 30,250 | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 37,253 | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 42,054 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 55,758 | +32.6% |
| 2017 | 72,966 | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 85,980 | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 86,742 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96,129 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 105,814 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 115,761 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 120,514 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 117,998 | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +567.4% | 19,300 | 128,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62,911 | 19,300 | 128,800 | 9 |
| 1990s | 23,460 | 20,314 | 26,282 | 6 |
| 2000s | 13,838 | 8,500 | 18,586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,471 | 18,424 | 86,742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,243 | 96,129 | 120,514 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Poland?
- R&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Poland was 117,998 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 128,800 in 1987.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size class and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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