Nicosia:Women accounted for 37.8% of scientists and engineers in Cyprus in 2025, with their number reaching 19.6 thousand, according to data published by Eurostat on Tuesday.

According to Cyprus News Agency, at the EU level, a total of 20.2 million scientists and engineers were employed in the same year, of whom 8.2 million, or 41%, were women.

Among EU regions classified at NUTS 1 level, Île-de-France, the French capital region, recorded the highest number of female scientists and engineers, at 336,300, with women accounting for 38% of all scientists and engineers in the region. It was followed by Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany, with 281,400 women and a share of 35%, Este in Spain, with 279,400 and 46%, West-Nederland in the Netherlands, with 271,600 and 40%, Bayern in Germany, with 271,100 and 35%, and Continente in Portugal, with 265,100 and 46%.