BE · 2021 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Belgium, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
76,233
Belgium, 2021
▲ 22.1% vs 2020 (62,448)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 22.1% compared to 2020, reaching 76,233.
Belgium accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.
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 47.7% (from 51,622 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
3.8%
EU-27: 1,991,034
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004