NL · 2019 · tsc00003

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

Netherlands, 2019

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
136,034
Netherlands, 2019
▲ 4.5% vs 2018 (130,153)
Analysis

In 2019, Netherlands's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.5% compared to 2018, reaching 136,034.

Netherlands accounts for 4.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,801,187.

Netherlands ranks 5th 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 15.7% (from 117,573 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#5 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2019
4.9%
EU-27: 2,801,187
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023