Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2024, Croatia's total researchers by sector of performance decreased by 1.7% compared to 2023, reaching 9,362.

Croatia accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,209,371.

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 6.1% (from 8,820 in 2019).

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