Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2021, Romania's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.3% compared to 2020, reaching 19,113.

Romania accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.

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 5.9% (from 18,046 in 2016).

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