Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Latvia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 8.9% compared to 2020, reaching 9,143.

Latvia accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Latvia ranks 22nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 23.6% (from 7,400 in 2016).

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