In 2022, there were almost 7.3 million female scientists and engineers in the EU, according to recent figures by Eurostat, the European statistics office. This was 310,500 more than in 2021, accounting for 41% of total employment in science and engineering. Women working as scientists and engineers were primarily employed in the service sector, comprising 46% of scientists and engineers in this sector, whereas in manufacturing, only 22% of those employed as scientists and engineers were women.
Among the EU Member States, the proportion of female scientists and engineers varied widely in 2022, ranging from 53% in Denmark, Lithuania (52%) and Bulgaria (51%) to 31% in Hungary, Finland (32%) and Germany (34%). Scientists and Engineers are a subcategory of the broad concept of people employed in science and technology.