Serbia (2024)
17,752
full-time equivalents (FTE)
+6.3% YoY
YoY Change
+6.3%
full-time equivalents (FTE)
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

Serbia Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 17,752 +6.3%
2023 16,705 +4.6%
2022 15,971 +5.3%
2021 15,164 +1.8%
2020 14,891.4 +2.4%
2019 14,535.3 unchanged
2018 14,534.9 -0.2%
2017 14,557.4 -3.0%
2016 15,015.2 +2.4%
2015 14,656.7 +12.5%
2014 13,026.3 +5.5%
2013 12,342.3 +4.6%
2012 11,802 +0.7%
2011 11,719.9 +6.7%
2010 10,985 +5.2%
2009 10,443.9 +4.7%
2008 9,978.2 n/a

About this Dataset

Serbia recorded 17,752 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +1,047. Across 2008–2024 the series ranges from 9,978.2 in 2008 to 17,752 in 2024.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Serbia 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 Serbia 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 2008–2024 (17 observations).

The series peaked at 17,752 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9,978.2 in 2008. The latest reading of 17,752 in 2024 represents a change of +1,047.