BG · 2021 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Bulgaria, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
16,230
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 2.8% vs 2020 (16,691)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's total researchers by sector of performance decreased by 2.8% compared to 2020, reaching 16,230.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.
Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.4% (from 16,001 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
0.8%
EU-27: 1,991,034
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004