Number of personnel engaged in research and development by sector
persons
From 2000 to 2024, the number of specialists involved in scientific activity in Russia has changed. The table records the number of personnel engaged in research and development for each year of this period. Rows are categorized by sector of activity: government, business, and the 'Total' row. The differences between rows show the distribution of employment in the scientific field across sectors and how this distribution changed over twenty-four years. The figures are in persons, the data is annual, and it covers the entire country
Chart of the number of personnel engaged in research and development by sector of activity from 2000 to 2024, persons
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
- Перевозки пассажиров в России по годам: статистика indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 5 series in persons shown across 6 breakdowns. 25 values in total.
The largest value belongs to “Total” — 675,696 persons; the smallest is “non-profit organizations” at 2,830 persons. The gap between them is 239-fold.
All table numbers are series: 5
| Series | 2000 | 2010 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего | 887 729,00 | 736 540,00 | 669 870,00 | 670 614,00 | 675 696,00 | — |
| государственный | 255 850,00 | 259 007,00 | 248 355,00 | 246 672,00 | 241 519,00 | — |
| предпринимательский | 590 646,00 | 423 112,00 | 345 473,00 | 348 636,00 | 361 040,00 | — |
| высшего образования | 40 787,00 | 53 290,00 | 73 714,00 | 73 050,00 | 70 307,00 | — |
| некоммерческих организаций | 446,00 | 1 131,00 | 2 328,00 | 2 256,00 | 2 830,00 | — |
How to read this table
Differences between the government and business sectors allow for an assessment of the share of private business in the innovation environment compared to public organizations. Comparing these indicators makes it possible to track the portion of the country's scientific potential concentrated in commercial structures versus that remaining under state management. These rows in the dataset show the structure of R&D employment, beyond just the national total
What is visible in these numbers
The table is 83% filled: Rosstat does not publish every cell, and the gaps are left as they are rather than interpolated.
The same indicator in other breakdowns (1)
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Period and application
Statistics are compiled based on data from the 2025 Russian Statistical Yearbook. The information covers the period from 2000 to 2024 inclusive and is presented in persons. This dataset is useful for economists, sociologists, and science specialists for analyzing the workforce in Russia's research sector
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