R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel in Croatia

Croatia: R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel was 28,059 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28,059 Persons
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 12 countries
All-time high
28,230 Persons
in 2022
All-time low
16,027 Persons
in 2005
Years of data
22
2002–2023

R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel in Croatia, 2002–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2002201220232002: 16.5k Persons2003: 17.2k Persons2004: 19.7k Persons2005: 16.0k Persons2006: 16.4k Persons2007: 17.1k Persons2008: 17.5k Persons2009: 18.1k Persons2010: 18.5k Persons2011: 17.3k Persons2012: 16.9k Persons2013: 17.0k Persons2014: 16.5k Persons2015: 17.4k Persons2016: 18.6k Persons2017: 19.6k Persons2018: 21.2k Persons2019: 23.9k Persons2020: 25.2k Persons2021: 27.4k Persons2022: 28.2k Persons2023: 28.1k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 28,059 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel in Croatia peaked at 28,230 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,027 Persons, in 2005.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel (total economy) in Croatia, 2002 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2002 16,515 Persons
2003 17,216 Persons +4.2%
2004 19,739 Persons +14.7%
2005 16,027 Persons -18.8%
2006 16,377 Persons +2.2%
2007 17,058 Persons +4.2%
2008 17,528 Persons +2.8%
2009 18,102 Persons +3.3%
2010 18,459 Persons +2.0%
2011 17,258 Persons -6.5%
2012 16,881 Persons -2.2%
2013 17,003 Persons +0.7%
2014 16,548 Persons -2.7%
2015 17,358 Persons +4.9%
2016 18,632 Persons +7.3%
2017 19,609 Persons +5.2%
2018 21,226 Persons +8.2%
2019 23,859 Persons +12.4%
2020 25,217 Persons +5.7%
2021 27,424 Persons +8.8%
2022 28,230 Persons +2.9%
2023 28,059 Persons -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,320 Persons 16,027 Persons 19,739 Persons 8
2010s 18,683 Persons 16,548 Persons 23,859 Persons 10
2020s 27,232 Persons 25,217 Persons 28,230 Persons 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 5 Poland 326,075 Persons compare
  2. 5 Italy 518,829 Persons compare
  3. 6 Netherlands 260,716 Persons compare
  4. 6 Spain 431,848 Persons compare
  5. 7 Chinese Taipei 388,265 Persons compare
  6. 8 Belgium 164,518 Persons compare
  7. 9 Lithuania 25,940 Persons compare
  8. 9 Portugal 163,630 Persons compare
  9. 10 Slovenia 25,863 Persons compare
  10. 10 Austria 154,827 Persons compare
  11. 11 Switzerland 149,651 Persons compare
  12. 11 Latvia 14,073 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More reference data data for Croatia

All data for Croatia →

Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel in Croatia?
R&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel in Croatia was 28,059 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 28,230 Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,027 Persons in 2005.
How does Croatia rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel?
Croatia ranks 8th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and function — r&d personnel rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel in Croatia. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-and-function-r-and-d-personnel-total-economy/croatia-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-and-function-r-and-d-personnel-total-economy/croatia-2/">R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel in Croatia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,049 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed

This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by function (researchers, technicians and other support staff).