BG · 2023 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Bulgaria, 2023
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
25,410
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 6.2% vs 2022 (27,090)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 6.2% compared to 2022, reaching 25,410.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,330,043.
Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.5% (from 25,809 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
0.8%
EU-27: 3,330,043
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc