Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex was 162,834 Head count in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Head count.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 162,834 Head count for researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands peaked at 162,834 Head count in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,987 Head count, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Head count | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50,987 Head count | — |
| 2000 | 52,718 Head count | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 55,305 Head count | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 53,476 Head count | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 53,300 Head count | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 60,588 Head count | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 57,782 Head count | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 65,031 Head count | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 60,106 Head count | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 60,969 Head count | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 54,505 Head count | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 64,829 Head count | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 84,072 Head count | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 107,184 Head count | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 116,610 Head count | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 117,573 Head count | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 118,902 Head count | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 124,568 Head count | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 124,834 Head count | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 130,153 Head count | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 136,034 Head count | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 139,928 Head count | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 143,445 Head count | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 150,203 Head count | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 157,331 Head count | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 162,834 Head count | +3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +29.7% | 64,829 Head count | 84,072 Head count |
| 2012 | +27.5% | 84,072 Head count | 107,184 Head count |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,987 Head count | 50,987 Head count | 50,987 Head count | 1 |
| 2000s | 57,378 Head count | 52,718 Head count | 65,031 Head count | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,476 Head count | 64,829 Head count | 136,034 Head count | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,748 Head count | 139,928 Head count | 162,834 Head count | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 197,169 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands?
- Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex in Netherlands was 162,834 Head count in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 162,834 Head count in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,987 Head count in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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