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Are you interested in significant trends and data in the areas of research, development and innovation in the Pilsen Region? Then you’ve come to the right place! Everything is monitored and processed by the analytical department of the Regional Development Agency of the Pilsen Region, o.p.s. The data sources are the Czech Statistical Office and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.
Population as of 31 December 2024: 614 640
30 % of the region´s population is concentrated in Pilsen
Average age of the population: 42,8
Residents with the university education: 14,5 %
10,6 % of university students in the region are foreigners
R&D expenditure in 2023: CZK 6.3 billion (6.2 billion in 2022)
R&D expenditure in the region have slowed down slightly compared to the previous year (particularly in the business sector)
Up to 83 % of the total R&D expenditure is concentrated in the business sector, and 16 % in the higher education sector
In 2023, business sector R&D expenditure amounted to 1,7 % of GDP (4th highest share among the Czech regions).
In 2013: 107 workplaces
In 2022: 156 workplaces
In 2023: 161 workplaces
The number od departments with Research as they main economic activity has increased slightly in recent years, to 13 in 2023.
3800. The number of persons employed in R&D has slightly decreased between 2020 and 2023 (by 148 persons).
6,2 R&D employees per 1 000 residents – The region has the 3rd highest share of R&D employees per 1 000 residents in the interregional comparison.
Czech average – 7,9 R&D employees per 1 000 residents
Prague – 23,2 R&D employees per 1 000 residents
South Moravian Region – R&D employees per 1 000 residents
After a significant increase in the number of researchers in the region in 2020 to 328 (252 in 2016), there was a slight decrease to 310 in 2023.
In 2022, there was 363 researchers.
Share of female researchers in the total number of researchers: 13,8 %
2nd lowest proportion of female researchers in interregional comparison
Czech average – 24,2 %
Between 2019 a 2024, the number of students at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen increased by 9,1 %.
Year 2024 – 11 700 students currently study at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and 2 344 at the Faculty of Medicine at the Charles University in Pilsen.
14 300 students in Pilsen Region.
Data interactively – University students
14 % university students living in the Pilsen Region study STEM disciplines.
Other regions:
Zlín Region – 15 %
South Moravian Region – 14 %
Prague – 12 %
In 2023, 25 patents were granted to applicants from the Pilsen Region, which was the highest number in the monitored period (2010-2020)
In 2023, a total of 160 valid patents granted to applicants from Czechia were registered in the Pilsen Region. Most applicants were from the corporate sphere (59 %), 31 % were from the public universities, and 9 % were individuals, 1 % others.
Information technology (ICT) and biotechnology play a particularly important role in research and development in the region.
In the field of biotechnology, CZK 131 million was spent on research and development in regional companies in 2021, which represents 6.8% of the total CZK 2 billion spent on R&D in the field of biotechnology in the Czech Republic (4th place).
In the field of ICT, CZK 1.1 billion was spent on research and development in regional enterprises in 2021, which represents 4.3% of the total CZK 26 billion spent on R&D in the field of ICT in the Czech Republic (3rd place).
