Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Lithuania's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.9% compared to 2020, reaching 19,609.

Lithuania accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Lithuania ranks 19th 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 10.5% (from 17,746 in 2016).

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