Number of R&D personnel and researchers

Lombardy is the top region by number of R&D personnel and researchers in Italy. As of 2016, number of R&D personnel and researchers in Lombardy was 91,153 persons that accounts for 42.89% of Italy's number of R&D personnel and researchers. The top 5 regions (others are Piedmont, Campania, Sicily, and Apulia) account for 86.77% of it. Italy's total number of R&D personnel and researchers was estimated at 212,510 persons in 2016.