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

Lithuania: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.8%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
31st
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Lithuania, 1998–2023

00.511.521998201020231998: 0.92 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)1999: 0.91 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2000: 0.89 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2001: 0.93 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2002: 0.85 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2003: 0.9 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2004: 1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2005: 1.1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2006: 1.1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2007: 1.2 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2008: 1.2 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2009: 1.2 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2010: 1.3 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2011: 1.5 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2012: 1.5 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2013: 1.6 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2014: 1.7 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2015: 1.5 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2016: 1.6 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2017: 1.7 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2018: 1.7 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2019: 1.7 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2020: 1.8 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2021: 1.9 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2022: 1.8 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2023: 1.8 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 Lithuania is 1.8%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Lithuania peaked at 1.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Lithuania ranks 31st of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania, 1998 to 2023.
Year Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% -1.1%
2000 0.9% -2.2%
2001 0.9% +4.5%
2002 0.8% -8.6%
2003 0.9% +5.9%
2004 1.0% +15.6%
2005 1.1% +1.9%
2006 1.1% +3.8%
2007 1.2% +12.7%
2008 1.2% +0.8%
2009 1.2% -1.6%
2010 1.3% +3.3%
2011 1.5% +21.3%
2012 1.5% -0.6%
2013 1.6% +3.3%
2014 1.7% +7.0%
2015 1.5% -10.1%
2016 1.6% +2.6%
2017 1.7% +8.3%
2018 1.7% +3.0%
2019 1.7% +0.0%
2020 1.8% +5.7%
2021 1.9% +0.5%
2022 1.8% -0.5%
2023 1.8% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 10
2010s 1.6% 1.3% 1.7% 10
2020s 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 30 Spain 1.8% compare
  2. 31 Lithuania 1.8% compare
  3. 33 Croatia 1.7% compare
  4. 33 Croatia 1.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Lithuania?
Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Lithuania was 1.8% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Lithuania rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
Lithuania ranks 31st 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 Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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