BE · 2020 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Belgium, 2020
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
62,448
Belgium, 2020
▲ 3.0% vs 2019 (60,619)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 3.0% compared to 2019, reaching 62,448.
Belgium accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.
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 17.4% (from 53,179 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
3.3%
EU-27: 1,887,380
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004