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Netherlands: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Total, Total, Higher education sector, Head count
44,454Head count · 2024+14.9% since 2014
Eurostat table rd_p_persreg. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Higher education sector (Head count). Annual figures for Netherlands from 1999 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44,454 | |
| 2023 | 49,847 | |
| 2022 | 46,928 | |
| 2021 | 47,220 | |
| 2020 | 45,027 | |
| 2019 | 42,117 | |
| 2018 | 39,951 | |
| 2017 | 39,522 | |
| 2016 | 38,434 | |
| 2015 | 38,988 | |
| 2014 | 38,676 | |
| 2013 | 37,640 | |
| 2012 | 37,302 | |
| 2011 | 37,607 | |
| 2010 | 40,972 | |
| 2009 | 40,074 | |
| 2008 | 39,181 | |
| 2007 | 38,481 | |
| 2006 | 38,205 | |
| 2005 | 38,279 | |
| 2004 | 39,213 | |
| 2003 | 38,628 | |
| 2002 | 37,828 | |
| 2001 | 37,942 | |
| 2000 | 37,096 | |
| 1999 | 36,355 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region: Total, Total, Higher education sector, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persreg-total-t-hes-hc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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