Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Czechia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.7% compared to 2020, reaching 69,536.

Czechia accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Czechia ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 23.8% (from 56,178 in 2016).

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