BE · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Belgium, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
82,686
Belgium, 2017
▲ 5.1% vs 2016 (78,668)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.1% compared to 2016, reaching 82,686.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 23.4% (from 67,006 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
3.1%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc