Luxembourg (2024)
3,482.5
full-time equivalents (FTE)
-1.7% YoY
YoY Change
-1.7%
full-time equivalents (FTE)
Trend
down
Series length
23
years of data

Data

Luxembourg Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 3,482.5 -1.7%
2023 3,542.3 +3.3%
2022 3,429.3 +9.4%
2021 3,135.9 +1.8%
2020 3,081.7 -1.4%
2019 3,125.6 +9.2%
2018 2,863.2 -2.5%
2017 2,935.5 +6.1%
2016 2,766.9 +6.0%
2015 2,609.8 -1.2%
2014 2,642.7 +5.6%
2013 2,503.5 +8.4%
2012 2,310.4 -18.4%
2011 2,830.9 +8.3%
2010 2,613.1 +9.0%
2009 2,396.4 +4.8%
2008 2,287.6 +4.0%
2007 2,200.6 +7.1%
2006 2,054.2 -7.8%
2005 2,227 +9.7%

About this Dataset

Luxembourg recorded 3,482.5 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was -59.8. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 1,645.6 in 2000 to 3,542.3 in 2023.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg 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 (23 observations).

The series peaked at 3,542.3 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,645.6 in 2000. The latest reading of 3,482.5 in 2024 represents a change of -59.8.