Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2018, Romania's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.4% compared to 2017, reaching 27,471.

Romania ranks 12th out of 20 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.5% (from 27,600 in 2013).

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