Lithuania (2024)
10,682.1
full-time equivalents (FTE)
+1.5% YoY
YoY Change
+1.5%
full-time equivalents (FTE)
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Lithuania Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 10,682.1 +1.5%
2023 10,524.1 -9.3%
2022 11,598.9 +5.1%
2021 11,036.5 +8.4%
2020 10,182.9 +5.7%
2019 9,629.8 +7.7%
2018 8,937.7 +2.2%
2017 8,741.1 +2.5%
2016 8,525.3 +4.4%
2015 8,167 -10.0%
2014 9,075 +6.1%
2013 8,557 +6.7%
2012 8,023 -4.4%
2011 8,390 -2.4%
2010 8,599 +1.3%
2009 8,490 +0.7%
2008 8,433 -0.4%
2007 8,467 +6.1%
2006 7,980 +4.5%
2005 7,637 +3.8%

About this Dataset

Lithuania recorded 10,682.1 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +158. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 6,326 in 2002 to 11,598.9 in 2022.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Lithuania from 2000 to present. Researcher headcount is the most direct measure of scientific human capital available for frontier research.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Lithuania from 2000 to present. Researcher headcount is the most direct measure of scientific human capital available for frontier research. 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 11,598.9 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6,326 in 2002. The latest reading of 10,682.1 in 2024 represents a change of +158.