tsc00005 · 2013–2023

Share of women researchers by sector of performance

Eurostat tsc00005 — Share of women researchers by sector of performance. Data range: 2013 to 2024.

At a glance

In 2023, the EU-27 figure for share of women researchers by sector of performance was 34.3 .

That is a 1.6% rose versus 2021 (33.7).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 6.4% higher.

Across member states, Croatia reported the highest value (49.1, 2023) and Czechia the lowest (27.6, 2024) — a ratio of 1.8× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tsc00005; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2023
34.3
HIGHEST · 2023
Croatia
49.1
LOWEST · 2024
Czechia
27.6

Map · 2023

Finland: 34.6 FI 34.6 Sweden: 33.6 SE 33.6 Denmark: 38.0 DK 38.0 Estonia: 43.0 EE 43.0 Ireland: 40.3 IE 40.3 Netherlands: 30.2 NL 30.2 Germany: 29.6 DE 29.6 Poland: 36.0 PL 36.0 Latvia: 48.8 LV 48.8 Belgium: 34.7 BE 34.7 Luxembourg: 32.1 LU 32.1 Czechia: 27.6 CZ 27.6 Slovakia: 39.5 SK 39.5 Lithuania: 49.0 LT 49.0 France: 30.6 FR 30.6 Austria: 32.0 AT 32.0 Hungary: 29.8 HU 29.8 Romania: 46.5 RO 46.5 Portugal: 43.3 PT 43.3 Spain: 41.7 ES 41.7 Italy: 37.5 IT 37.5 Slovenia: 35.9 SI 35.9 Bulgaria: 48.6 BG 48.6 Cyprus: 38.7 CY 38.7 Malta: 36.0 MT 36.0 Croatia: 49.1 HR 49.1 Greece: 39.6 EL 39.6
27.6 49.1

Ranking · 2023

Croatia HR 49.06 Lithuania LT 49.04 Latvia LV 48.78 Bulgaria BG 48.64 Romania RO 46.51 Portugal PT 43.33 Estonia EE 43.04 Spain ES 41.74 Ireland IE 40.29 Greece EL 39.6 Slovakia SK 39.48 Cyprus CY 38.67 Denmark DK 37.97 Italy IT 37.47 Malta MT 35.99 Poland PL 35.97 Slovenia SI 35.94 Belgium BE 34.72 Finland FI 34.6 European Union (27) EU 34.28 Sweden SE 33.64 Luxembourg LU 32.06 Austria AT 32.05 France FR 30.6 Netherlands NL 30.19 Hungary HU 29.83 Germany DE 29.64 Czechia CZ 27.59
2023 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

31.01 36.61 42.22 47.83 53.43 2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2024 Croatia Lithuania Latvia Bulgaria Romania Portugal Estonia Spain Ireland Greece Slovakia Cyprus European Union (27) Share of women researchers by sector of performance (value) HR LT LV BG RO PT EE ES IE EL SK CY EU27_2020
  • Croatia 49.06
  • Lithuania 49.04
  • Latvia 48.78
  • Bulgaria 48.64
  • Romania 46.51
  • Portugal 43.33
  • Estonia 43.04
  • Spain 41.74
  • Ireland 40.29
  • Greece 39.6
  • Slovakia 39.48
  • Cyprus 38.67
  • European Union (27) 34.28

Country × year heatmap · all values

201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024 Austria AT Austria · 2013: 29.6 Austria · 2015: 29.5 Austria · 2017: 30.1 Austria · 2019: 30.4 Austria · 2021: 31.3 Austria · 2023: 32.0 Belgium BE Belgium · 2013: 33.4 Belgium · 2015: 34.1 Belgium · 2017: 34.8 Belgium · 2019: 32.6 Belgium · 2021: 33.5 Belgium · 2023: 34.7 Bulgaria BG Bulgaria · 2013: 49.7 Bulgaria · 2014: 49.5 Bulgaria · 2015: 47.9 Bulgaria · 2016: 49.1 Bulgaria · 2017: 47.4 Bulgaria · 2018: 45.9 Bulgaria · 2019: 46.5 Bulgaria · 2020: 46.8 Bulgaria · 2021: 48.3 Bulgaria · 2022: 46.9 Bulgaria · 2023: 48.6 Croatia HR Croatia · 2013: 47.8 Croatia · 2014: 48.9 Croatia · 2015: 48.9 Croatia · 2016: 47.7 Croatia · 2017: 48.4 Croatia · 2018: 49.0 Croatia · 2019: 48.3 Croatia · 2020: 49.0 Croatia · 2021: 48.8 Croatia · 2022: 48.4 Croatia · 2023: 49.1 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2013: 38.3 Cyprus · 2014: 38.2 Cyprus · 2015: 37.9 Cyprus · 2016: 37.3 Cyprus · 2017: 38.1 Cyprus · 2018: 37.3 Cyprus · 2019: 37.6 Cyprus · 2020: 38.0 Cyprus · 2021: 38.7 Cyprus · 2023: 38.7 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2013: 28.3 Czechia · 2014: 27.2 Czechia · 2015: 26.9 Czechia · 2016: 26.6 Czechia · 2017: 26.8 Czechia · 2018: 26.6 Czechia · 2019: 27.2 Czechia · 2020: 27.6 Czechia · 2021: 27.1 Czechia · 2022: 27.7 Czechia · 2023: 28.1 Czechia · 2024: 27.6 Denmark DK Denmark · 2013: 34.5 Denmark · 2015: 33.8 Denmark · 2017: 35.7 Denmark · 2019: 35.3 Denmark · 2023: 38.0 Estonia EE Estonia · 2013: 44.4 Estonia · 2014: 44.0 Estonia · 2015: 43.9 Estonia · 2016: 43.5 Estonia · 2017: 42.2 Estonia · 2018: 43.9 Estonia · 2019: 42.5 Estonia · 2020: 42.5 Estonia · 2021: 41.7 Estonia · 2022: 41.3 Estonia · 2023: 43.0 Finland FI Finland · 2013: 31.5 Finland · 2014: 32.1 Finland · 2015: 32.3 Finland · 2016: 32.5 Finland · 2017: 33.1 Finland · 2018: 33.7 Finland · 2019: 33.7 Finland · 2020: 33.4 Finland · 2021: 32.8 Finland · 2022: 33.6 Finland · 2023: 34.6 France FR France · 2013: 25.5 France · 2014: 26.1 France · 2016: 28.0 France · 2017: 28.3 France · 2020: 29.4 France · 2021: 29.9 France · 2022: 29.7 France · 2023: 30.6 Germany DE Germany · 2013: 27.9 Germany · 2015: 28.0 Germany · 2017: 27.9 Germany · 2019: 28.1 Germany · 2021: 29.4 Germany · 2023: 29.6 Greece EL Greece · 2013: 39.4 Greece · 2015: 38.0 Greece · 2017: 37.8 Greece · 2019: 39.0 Greece · 2020: 38.8 Greece · 2021: 38.7 Greece · 2022: 40.1 Greece · 2023: 39.6 Hungary HU Hungary · 2013: 30.3 Hungary · 2014: 30.4 Hungary · 2015: 30.8 Hungary · 2016: 30.8 Hungary · 2017: 30.5 Hungary · 2018: 27.9 Hungary · 2019: 30.0 Hungary · 2020: 28.5 Hungary · 2021: 29.3 Hungary · 2022: 28.8 Hungary · 2023: 29.8 Ireland IE Ireland · 2013: 35.3 Ireland · 2015: 35.3 Ireland · 2017: 36.3 Ireland · 2019: 38.3 Ireland · 2021: 37.4 Ireland · 2023: 40.3 Italy IT Italy · 2013: 35.7 Italy · 2014: 36.0 Italy · 2015: 36.0 Italy · 2016: 35.2 Italy · 2017: 34.3 Italy · 2018: 33.8 Italy · 2019: 34.1 Italy · 2020: 34.9 Italy · 2021: 36.1 Italy · 2022: 36.4 Italy · 2023: 37.5 Latvia LV Latvia · 2013: 52.0 Latvia · 2015: 51.0 Latvia · 2016: 52.2 Latvia · 2017: 52.2 Latvia · 2018: 50.7 Latvia · 2019: 50.6 Latvia · 2020: 50.0 Latvia · 2021: 49.8 Latvia · 2022: 50.6 Latvia · 2023: 48.8 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2013: 51.2 Lithuania · 2014: 50.3 Lithuania · 2015: 50.7 Lithuania · 2016: 51.6 Lithuania · 2017: 49.5 Lithuania · 2018: 49.0 Lithuania · 2019: 49.1 Lithuania · 2020: 49.1 Lithuania · 2021: 48.5 Lithuania · 2022: 48.9 Lithuania · 2023: 49.0 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2013: 27.3 Luxembourg · 2014: 39.1 Luxembourg · 2015: 28.4 Luxembourg · 2017: 28.1 Luxembourg · 2019: 27.4 Luxembourg · 2021: 29.9 Luxembourg · 2023: 32.1 Malta MT Malta · 2013: 30.4 Malta · 2014: 30.4 Malta · 2015: 28.5 Malta · 2016: 28.7 Malta · 2017: 30.9 Malta · 2018: 32.2 Malta · 2019: 33.4 Malta · 2020: 33.0 Malta · 2021: 32.8 Malta · 2022: 33.3 Malta · 2023: 36.0 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2013: 24.6 Netherlands · 2014: 24.9 Netherlands · 2015: 25.2 Netherlands · 2016: 26.1 Netherlands · 2017: 26.1 Netherlands · 2018: 27.0 Netherlands · 2019: 27.9 Netherlands · 2020: 28.6 Netherlands · 2021: 30.3 Netherlands · 2022: 30.2 Netherlands · 2023: 30.2 Poland PL Poland · 2013: 37.8 Poland · 2014: 37.2 Poland · 2015: 37.0 Poland · 2016: 36.4 Poland · 2017: 38.1 Poland · 2018: 37.9 Poland · 2019: 37.6 Poland · 2020: 36.6 Poland · 2021: 36.2 Poland · 2022: 35.8 Poland · 2023: 36.0 Portugal PT Portugal · 2013: 45.4 Portugal · 2014: 44.3 Portugal · 2015: 44.1 Portugal · 2016: 43.5 Portugal · 2017: 43.7 Portugal · 2018: 43.3 Portugal · 2019: 42.8 Portugal · 2020: 42.5 Portugal · 2021: 42.6 Portugal · 2022: 42.1 Portugal · 2023: 42.7 Portugal · 2024: 43.3 Romania RO Romania · 2013: 45.7 Romania · 2014: 46.0 Romania · 2015: 46.2 Romania · 2016: 45.8 Romania · 2017: 46.7 Romania · 2018: 46.3 Romania · 2019: 46.9 Romania · 2020: 47.3 Romania · 2021: 46.6 Romania · 2022: 46.1 Romania · 2023: 46.5 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2013: 42.7 Slovakia · 2014: 42.5 Slovakia · 2015: 42.2 Slovakia · 2016: 41.4 Slovakia · 2017: 41.9 Slovakia · 2018: 41.2 Slovakia · 2019: 41.0 Slovakia · 2020: 41.1 Slovakia · 2021: 40.7 Slovakia · 2022: 40.0 Slovakia · 2023: 39.5 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2013: 36.0 Slovenia · 2014: 36.1 Slovenia · 2015: 36.5 Slovenia · 2016: 34.5 Slovenia · 2017: 32.3 Slovenia · 2018: 32.5 Slovenia · 2019: 33.3 Slovenia · 2020: 33.6 Slovenia · 2021: 34.4 Slovenia · 2022: 35.0 Slovenia · 2023: 35.9 Spain ES Spain · 2013: 39.3 Spain · 2014: 39.6 Spain · 2015: 40.0 Spain · 2016: 40.1 Spain · 2017: 40.5 Spain · 2018: 40.8 Spain · 2019: 41.3 Spain · 2020: 41.5 Spain · 2021: 41.6 Spain · 2022: 41.6 Spain · 2023: 41.7 Sweden SE Sweden · 2013: 33.3 Sweden · 2015: 33.7 Sweden · 2017: 32.6 Sweden · 2019: 33.3 Sweden · 2021: 33.5 Sweden · 2023: 33.6
24.6 52.2

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