Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.

Técnicos em P & D (por milhão de pessoas)

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Áustria2.169,02.373,72.579,52.648,1
Bélgica1.403,21.426,61.316,51.377,9
Chipre279,6366,9257,2256,4236,8236,6264,5257,0271,4325,1
Estônia378,8418,3680,9662,0708,9802,1676,1675,1710,2654,8
França1.720,71.882,41.876,41.874,21.836,11.809,31.798,41.804,91.805,5
Alemanha1.159,01.400,71.725,51.733,31.709,51.883,21.909,91.945,72.006,7
Grécia752,8585,1
Irlanda686,7734,8670,1794,0874,51.009,21.045,91.161,91.152,01.164,6
Látvia266,3471,6431,8391,2
Lituânia506,6429,4541,3462,5
Luxemburgo3.402,53.362,83.289,32.954,32.941,33.094,03.285,53.109,13.166,0
Holanda1.514,31.421,41.326,42.037,7
Portugal259,9277,7377,9339,9338,2742,3709,2752,8701,0780,1
Eslováquia666,2415,8386,2355,0383,9329,4366,5389,2412,1484,1520,6
Eslovênia1.616,41.413,61.922,32.459,42.313,12.522,92.392,32.399,62.373,91.814,2
Espanha627,6906,51.293,31.243,61.233,01.210,81.163,11.189,61.189,21.264,9
Malta548,6808,7974,4912,7807,2948,4765,8743,0886,0