IE · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Ireland, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
33,803
Ireland, 2017
▼ 1.7% vs 2016 (34,374)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 1.7% compared to 2016, reaching 33,803.
Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
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 15.4% (from 29,284 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.3%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc