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Belgium: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Head count
118,083Head count · 2023+130.3% since 2007
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Researchers (Head count). Annual figures for Belgium from 2002 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 118,083 | |
| 2021 | 112,423 | |
| 2019 | 91,757 | |
| 2017 | 78,867 | |
| 2015 | 73,709 | |
| 2013 | 66,724 | |
| 2011 | 63,207 | |
| 2010 | 59,403 | |
| 2009 | 55,858 | |
| 2008 | 54,624 | |
| 2007 | 51,278 | |
| 2006 | 49,253 | |
| 2005 | 48,757 | |
| 2004 | 47,363 | |
| 2003 | 44,500 | |
| 2002 | 44,133 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-rse-t-total-hc (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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