BE · 2009 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Belgium, 2009
In 2009, Belgium's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.2% compared to 2008, reaching 59,756.
Belgium accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,140,966.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.4% (from 52,253 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.