Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia

Croatia: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2022
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia, 2003–2023

00.511.52003201320232003: 0.99 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2004: 1.1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2005: 0.92 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2006: 0.95 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2007: 0.91 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2008: 0.93 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2009: 0.96 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2010: 0.99 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2011: 0.94 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2012: 0.93 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2013: 0.95 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2014: 0.9 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2015: 0.95 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2016: 1.1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2017: 1.1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2018: 1.2 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2019: 1.4 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2020: 1.5 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2021: 1.6 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2022: 1.7 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2023: 1.7 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia is 1.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

Croatia ranks 33rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex in Croatia, 2003 to 2023.
Year Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) Change
2003 1.0%
2004 1.1% +14.1%
2005 0.9% -18.6%
2006 0.9% +3.3%
2007 0.9% -4.2%
2008 0.9% +2.2%
2009 1.0% +3.2%
2010 1.0% +3.1%
2011 0.9% -5.1%
2012 0.9% -1.1%
2013 0.9% +2.2%
2014 0.9% -5.3%
2015 0.9% +5.6%
2016 1.1% +11.6%
2017 1.1% +6.6%
2018 1.2% +10.6%
2019 1.4% +14.4%
2020 1.5% +5.6%
2021 1.6% +7.9%
2022 1.7% +1.8%
2023 1.7% +0.0%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 7
2010s 1.1% 0.9% 1.4% 10
2020s 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 30 Spain 1.8% compare
  2. 31 Lithuania 1.8% compare
  3. 31 Lithuania 1.8% compare
  4. 33 Croatia 1.7% compare
  5. 35 Latvia 1.6% compare
  6. 35 Latvia 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia?
Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia was 1.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does Croatia rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
Croatia ranks 33rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex
Unit
Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,043 data points, 1992–2024
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