Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Bulgaria's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.0% compared to 2020, reaching 23,234.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.2% (from 21,081 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.