R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Flemish Region

Flemish Region: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 108,162 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
108,162 Persons
Change on year
up 7.9%
Rank
9th
of 201 regions
All-time high
108,162 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
42,246 Persons
in 2002
Years of data
16
2002–2023

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Flemish Region, 2002–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2002201220232002: 42.2k Persons2003: 42.7k Persons2004: 45.5k Persons2005: 46.7k Persons2006: 47.3k Persons2007: 48.9k Persons2008: 51.2k Persons2009: 52.4k Persons2010: 53.6k Persons2011: 56.2k Persons2013: 61.1k Persons2015: 70.0k Persons2017: 78.5k Persons2019: 93.2k Persons2021: 100.3k Persons2023: 108.2k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2023, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Flemish Region stood at 108,162 Persons. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Flemish Region peaked at 108,162 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,246 Persons, in 2002.

That places Flemish Region 9th out of 201 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Flemish Region, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy) in Flemish Region, 2002 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2002 42,246 Persons
2003 42,704 Persons +1.1%
2004 45,462 Persons +6.5%
2005 46,722 Persons +2.8%
2006 47,275 Persons +1.2%
2007 48,884 Persons +3.4%
2008 51,229 Persons +4.8%
2009 52,387 Persons +2.3%
2010 53,579 Persons +2.3%
2011 56,195 Persons +4.9%
2013 61,124 Persons +8.8%
2015 70,035 Persons +14.6%
2017 78,479 Persons +12.1%
2019 93,225 Persons +18.8%
2021 100,280 Persons +7.6%
2023 108,162 Persons +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47,114 Persons 42,246 Persons 52,387 Persons 8
2010s 68,773 Persons 53,579 Persons 93,225 Persons 6
2020s 104,221 Persons 100,280 Persons 108,162 Persons 2

Countries ranked near Flemish Region

  1. 6 Portugal 163,630 Persons compare
  2. 6 Croatia 28,059 Persons compare
  3. 7 Sweden 161,897 Persons compare
  4. 8 Austria 154,827 Persons compare
  5. 9 Switzerland 149,651 Persons compare
  6. 10 Greece 132,622 Persons compare
  7. 11 Czechia 122,683 Persons compare
  8. 12 Denmark 100,535 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

More reference data data for Flemish Region

All data for Flemish Region →

Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Flemish Region?
R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Flemish Region was 108,162 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Flemish Region?
The highest recorded value was 108,162 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Flemish Region?
The lowest recorded value was 42,246 Persons in 2002.
How does Flemish Region rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
Flemish Region ranks 9th out of 201 regions with data for 2023.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in Flemish Region?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Flemish Region 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 region — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 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 region — R&D Personnel in Flemish Region. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-and-region-r-and-d-personnel-total-economy/flemish-region/

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-region-r-and-d-personnel-total-economy/flemish-region/">R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Flemish Region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
224 places, 4,038 data points, 1982–2024
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 large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).