BE · 2020 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Belgium, 2020
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
95,966
Belgium, 2020
▲ 2.6% vs 2019 (93,524)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.6% compared to 2019, reaching 95,966.
Belgium accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,961,312.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 23.8% (from 77,520 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
3.2%
EU-27: 2,961,312
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc