NL · 2023 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Netherlands, 2023
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
157,331
Netherlands, 2023
▲ 4.7% vs 2022 (150,203)
Analysis
In 2023, Netherlands's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.7% compared to 2022, reaching 157,331.
Netherlands accounts for 4.9% of the EU-27 total of 3,179,129.
Netherlands ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 20.9% (from 130,153 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
4.9%
EU-27: 3,179,129
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003