Lithuania (2024)
15,011.7
full-time equivalents (FTE)
+2.3% YoY
YoY Change
+2.3%
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Lithuania R&D Personnel (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 15,011.7 +2.3%
2023 14,669.7 -6.4%
2022 15,674.7 +5.1%
2021 14,917.5 +4.7%
2020 14,245.4 +9.6%
2019 12,997.8 +8.7%
2018 11,955.8 +3.3%
2017 11,577.1 +6.0%
2016 10,923.8 +3.0%
2015 10,607 -10.0%
2014 11,791 +6.4%
2013 11,080 +6.4%
2012 10,416 -6.8%
2011 11,173 -9.3%
2010 12,315 +3.2%
2009 11,936 -4.5%
2008 12,504 +0.2%
2007 12,480 +9.7%
2006 11,381 +3.4%
2005 11,002 +4.2%

About this Dataset

Lithuania recorded 15,011.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +2.3%. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 9,531 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2002 to 15,674.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2022.

This page tracks total R&D personnel (all occupations, all sectors, full-time equivalent) in Lithuania. R&D workforce size is the primary input measure for the national innovation system.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total R&D personnel (all occupations, all sectors, full-time equivalent) in Lithuania. R&D workforce size is the primary input measure for the national innovation system. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations).

The series peaked at 15,674.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9,531 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2002. The latest reading is 15,011.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +2.3%.