BE · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Belgium, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
57,456
Belgium, 2018
▲ 6.4% vs 2017 (54,010)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.4% compared to 2017, reaching 57,456.
Belgium accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
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 23.9% (from 46,355 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
3.2%
EU-27: 1,785,534
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004