R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2024, Romania's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 4.4% compared to 2023, reaching 36,828.

Romania accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

Romania ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.3% (from 31,665 in 2019).

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