Poland (2024)
143,623.7
full-time equivalents (FTE)
+0.7% YoY
YoY Change
+0.7%
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Poland Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 143,623.7 +0.7%
2023 142,643.6 +1.0%
2022 141,242.7 +4.1%
2021 135,649.7 +8.9%
2020 124,599.7 +3.2%
2019 120,780.3 +2.5%
2018 117,788.5 +2.8%
2017 114,584.5 +30.0%
2016 88,164.8 +6.7%
2015 82,594.3 +5.1%
2014 78,621.9 +10.0%
2013 71,472.3 +6.7%
2012 67,000.8 +4.5%
2011 64,132.8 -0.6%
2010 64,511.1 +5.6%
2009 61,105 -1.1%
2008 61,805.2 +0.7%
2007 61,395.3 +3.1%
2006 59,572.7 -4.2%
2005 62,162.2 +2.0%

About this Dataset

Poland recorded 143,623.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +0.7%. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 55,174 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2000 to 143,623.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Poland. 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 Poland. 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 is at its highest recorded level, 143,623.7 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024, up from a low of 55,174 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2000. The latest change was +0.7%.