Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2024, the EU-27 figure for total researchers by sector of performance was 2,209,371 .

That is a 2.5% rose versus 2023 (2,155,632).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 19.2% higher.

Across member states, Germany reported the highest value (513,100, 2024) and Malta the lowest (1,421, 2024) — a ratio of 361.1× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tsc00004; every value links back to the canonical source.