IE · 2015 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Ireland, 2015
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
32,052
Ireland, 2015
▼ 4.3% vs 2014 (33,494)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 4.3% compared to 2014, reaching 32,052.
Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,477,699.
Ireland ranks 16th 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 62.5% (from 19,722 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
1.3%
EU-27: 2,477,699
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc