Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Poland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 9.8% compared to 2020, reaching 215,761.

Poland accounts for 7.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Poland 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 62.8% (from 132,547 in 2016).

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