FI · 2021 · tsc00003

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

Finland, 2021

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
65,815
Finland, 2021
▲ 7.4% vs 2020 (61,292)
Analysis

In 2021, Finland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 7.4% compared to 2020, reaching 65,815.

Finland accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Finland ranks 13th 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 22.4% (from 53,752 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#13 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.2%
EU-27: 2,988,411
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023