Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2021, Croatia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.3% compared to 2020, reaching 9,508.

Croatia accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.

Croatia ranks 22nd 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 22.1% (from 7,788 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.