BE · 2018 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Belgium, 2018
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
88,594
Belgium, 2018
▲ 7.1% vs 2017 (82,686)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 7.1% compared to 2017, reaching 88,594.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,831,547.
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 30.5% (from 67,899 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
3.1%
EU-27: 2,831,547
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc