R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in West
West: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 5,758 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in West, 2001–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
West recorded 5,758 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.4% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in West peaked at 5,758 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,587 Persons, in 2006.
That places West 139th out of 201 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in West, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,674 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 1,925 Persons | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 3,268 Persons | +69.8% |
| 2004 | 3,315 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,855 Persons | -44.0% |
| 2006 | 1,587 Persons | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 2,321 Persons | +46.3% |
| 2008 | 2,186 Persons | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,051 Persons | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 4,055 Persons | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 3,184 Persons | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 3,453 Persons | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 3,863 Persons | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 3,619 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 4,031 Persons | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 4,031 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,099 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3,619 Persons | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 3,549 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,170 Persons | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 4,253 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4,252 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,758 Persons | +35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,354 Persons | 1,587 Persons | 3,315 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,750 Persons | 3,184 Persons | 4,099 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,608 Persons | 4,170 Persons | 5,758 Persons | 4 |
More reference data data for West
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 114.96 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.79 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Assumptions for probability of dying by age, sex, type of projection 0.0002 Number (2100)
- Projected deaths by age, sex, type of projection and NUTS 3 region 6,704 Person (2100)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,468 Number (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 343.86 Number (2025)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 3,498 Number (2024)
- Road accidents by NUTS 3 region 518 Number (2024)
- Area by NUTS 3 region 14,283 Square kilometre (2026)
- National road freight transport by region of unloading (NUTS 3) and 11,855 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in West?
- R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in West was 5,758 Persons in 2023, 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 West?
- The highest recorded value was 5,758 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in West?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 Persons in 2006.
- How does West rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- West ranks 139th out of 201 regions with data for 2023.
- Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in West?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West 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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About this data
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).