Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2021, Cyprus's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 1,562.

Cyprus accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.

Cyprus ranks 26th 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 73.9% (from 898.3 in 2016).

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