Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2021, Latvia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 11.4% compared to 2020, reaching 4,537.

Latvia accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.

Latvia ranks 24th 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 43.9% (from 3,152 in 2016).

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