Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2019, Romania's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.8% compared to 2018, reaching 17,350.

Romania accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,853,797.

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 fallen by 4.2% (from 18,109 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.