NL · 2021 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Netherlands, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
143,445
Netherlands, 2021
▲ 2.5% vs 2020 (139,928)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 143,445.
Netherlands accounts for 4.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.
Netherlands ranks 6th 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 15.2% (from 124,568 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
4.8%
EU-27: 2,988,411
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003