R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2024, Hungary's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 0.5% compared to 2023, reaching 59,464.

Hungary accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

Hungary ranks 15th 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 4.4% (from 56,943 in 2019).

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