R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in North East England

North East England: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 25,315 Persons in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
25,315 Persons
Change on year
up 7.5%
Rank
60th
of 201 regions
All-time high
25,315 Persons
in 2017
All-time low
15,075 Persons
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2017

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in North East England, 2005–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201120172005: 15.1k Persons2007: 16.2k Persons2009: 16.3k Persons2011: 19.0k Persons2012: 19.4k Persons2013: 21.3k Persons2014: 21.3k Persons2015: 22.7k Persons2016: 23.6k Persons2017: 25.3k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

North East England recorded 25,315 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in North East England peaked at 25,315 Persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,075 Persons, in 2005.

North East England ranks 60th of 201 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in North East England, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy) in North East England, 2005 to 2017.
Year Persons Change
2005 15,075 Persons
2007 16,218 Persons +7.6%
2009 16,308 Persons +0.6%
2011 19,001 Persons +16.5%
2012 19,352 Persons +1.8%
2013 21,259 Persons +9.9%
2014 21,294 Persons +0.2%
2015 22,731 Persons +6.7%
2016 23,554 Persons +3.6%
2017 25,315 Persons +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,867 Persons 15,075 Persons 16,308 Persons 3
2010s 21,787 Persons 19,001 Persons 25,315 Persons 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in North East England?
R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in North East England was 25,315 Persons in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in North East England?
The highest recorded value was 25,315 Persons in 2017.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in North East England?
The lowest recorded value was 15,075 Persons in 2005.
How does North East England rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
North East England ranks 60th out of 201 regions with data for 2017.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in North East England?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North East England data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
224 places, 4,038 data points, 1982–2024
Last refreshed

This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).