IE · 2012 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Ireland, 2012
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
29,284
Ireland, 2012
▲ 35.6% vs 2011 (21,591)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 35.6% compared to 2011, reaching 29,284.
Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,321,035.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 61.3% (from 18,157 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
1.3%
EU-27: 2,321,035
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc