Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 2.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Netherlands, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Netherlands is 2.67, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Netherlands peaked at 2.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 2009.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.46 | — |
| 2000 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.39 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.37 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 1.94 | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 2.07 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.16 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.18 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.25 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.37 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.45 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.55 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.63 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.68 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.67 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population 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 | +34.7% | 1.44 | 1.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.19 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 | 1.44 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2.49 | 2.68 | 5 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Netherlands?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Netherlands was 2.67 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 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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