BG · 2023 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Bulgaria, 2023
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
23,489
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 3.5% vs 2022 (24,350)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's total researchers by sector of performance decreased by 3.5% compared to 2022, reaching 23,489.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 3,179,129.
Bulgaria ranks 19th 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 3.1% (from 22,792 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
0.7%
EU-27: 3,179,129
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003