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As of 4 November 2026, 3,009 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Spain; 34 are hiring right now and Madrid has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,009
- Hiring now
- 34 · 10 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Eu technology research consortia · 534
- Top city
- Madrid · 469
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 36,842
Research institutes & think tanks in Spain, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Eu technology research consortia | 534 | 18% |
| Biomedical research groups | 497 | 17% |
| Humanities social research projects | 472 | 16% |
| University research labs | 435 | 14% |
| Other research institutes & think tanks | 387 | 13% |
| Environmental & agri research | 280 | 9% |
| Multidisciplinary research institutes | 270 | 9% |
| Health services research groups | 256 | 9% |
| Biodiversity conservation research | 153 | 5% |
| Policy think tanks | 139 | 5% |
| Cultural heritage research projects | 111 | 4% |
| Sustainability energy research | 109 | 4% |
| Education research projects | 84 | 3% |
| Professional bodies | 74 | 2% |
| Medical research charities | 64 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 734 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,237 · 2 |
| 11-50 employees | 741 · 4 |
| 51-200 employees | 201 · 10 |
| 201-500 employees | 74 · 11 |
| 501-1000 employees | 10 · 4 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 9 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 2 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 469 | 16% |
| Barcelona | 230 | 8% |
| Valencia | 107 | 4% |
| Santiago De Compostela | 65 | 2% |
| Paterna | 57 | 2% |
| Sevilla | 57 | 2% |
| Granada | 53 | 2% |
| Zaragoza | 43 | 1% |
| Malaga | 38 | 1% |
| Donostia-San Sebastian | 32 | 1% |
| Salamanca | 30 | 1% |
| Vigo | 27 | 1% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Spain
Public, community & associations in Spain, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 12,103 →
Membership associations & unions · 7,588 →
Charitable foundations · 7,246 →
Public programmes & agencies · 5,860 →
Amateur sports clubs · 5,540 →
Churches congregations · 2,609 →
Municipal government · 391 →
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3,009 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in Spain; 34 are hiring right now and Madrid has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/spain/research_institutes_and_think_tanks)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Research institutes & think tanks in Spain: questions
How many research institutes & think tanks companies are there in Spain?
3,009 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
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