Number of personnel engaged in research and development by category in the Russian Federation
persons
Number of specialists employed in science nationwide: the statistics reflect the number of personnel performing research and development from 2000 to 2024. Table rows are categorized by employee type, showing the share of researchers and technicians in the total staff. The indicator is measured in persons and covers all types of organizations conducting scientific activities in the Russian Federation
Chart of the number of personnel engaged in scientific research and development, by category, 2000–2024, persons
Number of personnel —
- – total
- researchers
- technicians
- supporting personnel
- other personnel
Set in numbers
The table holds 5 series in persons, running from 2000 to 2024, 17 reporting periods. 85 values in total.
Between 2000 and 2024 “Number of personnel – total” declined from 887,729 to 675,696 — 23.9%. The lowest value in the series is 662,702 in 2021.
All table numbers are series: 5
| Series | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Численность персонала – всего | 887 729,00 | 813 207,00 | 736 540,00 | 735 273,00 | 726 318,00 | 727 029,00 | 732 274,00 | 738 857,00 | 722 291,00 | 707 887,00 | 682 580,00 | 682 464,00 | 679 333,00 | 662 702,00 | 669 870,00 | 670 614,00 | 675 696,00 |
| Численность персонала — исследователи | 425 954,00 | 391 121,00 | 368 915,00 | 374 746,00 | 372 620,00 | 369 015,00 | 373 905,00 | 379 411,00 | 370 379,00 | 359 793,00 | 347 854,00 | 348 221,00 | 346 497,00 | 340 142,00 | 340 666,00 | 338 900,00 | 339 104,00 |
| Численность персонала — техники | 75 184,00 | 65 982,00 | 59 276,00 | 61 562,00 | 58 905,00 | 61 401,00 | 63 168,00 | 62 805,00 | 60 441,00 | 59 690,00 | 57 722,00 | 58 681,00 | 59 557,00 | 60 474,00 | 61 369,00 | 62 155,00 | 64 426,00 |
| Численность персонала — вспомогательный персонал | 240 506,00 | 215 555,00 | 183 713,00 | 178 494,00 | 175 790,00 | 175 365,00 | 173 554,00 | 174 056,00 | 171 915,00 | 170 347,00 | 160 591,00 | 160 864,00 | 158 298,00 | 152 066,00 | 154 750,00 | 155 084,00 | 156 071,00 |
| Численность персонала — прочий персонал | 146 085,00 | 140 549,00 | 124 636,00 | 120 471,00 | 119 003,00 | 121 248,00 | 121 647,00 | 122 585,00 | 119 556,00 | 118 057,00 | 116 413,00 | 114 698,00 | 114 981,00 | 110 020,00 | 113 085,00 | 114 475,00 | 116 095,00 |
How to read this table
Differences between rows allow for tracking the workforce structure in science. You can compare the total number of employed persons with the number of researchers and technical personnel to understand role distribution within teams. Comparing these series over twenty-four years demonstrates the scale of changes in the industry's human resource potential
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Number of personnel – total” — 675,696 persons; the smallest is “Number of personnel — technicians” at 64,426 persons. The gap between them is 10.5-fold.
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Period and application
Statistics are updated annually and cover the period from 2000 to 2024. Data in persons is useful for specialists, economists, and science researchers to assess employment structure and workforce composition in the research and development sector
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