NL · 2020 · tsc00003

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

Netherlands, 2020

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
139,928
Netherlands, 2020
▲ 2.9% vs 2019 (136,034)
Analysis

In 2020, Netherlands's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.9% compared to 2019, reaching 139,928.

Netherlands ranks 5th out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.7% (from 118,902 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 21
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
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