Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2023, Romania's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 8.4% compared to 2022, reaching 20,743.

Romania accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,155,632.

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 20.5% (from 17,213 in 2018).

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