Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Romania's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.5% compared to 2020, reaching 29,347.

Romania accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Romania ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.6% (from 27,801 in 2016).

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