IE · 2019 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Ireland, 2019
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
32,929
Ireland, 2019
▲ 5.8% vs 2018 (31,126)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.8% compared to 2018, reaching 32,929.
Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,922,303.
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 fallen by 1.7% (from 33,494 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
1.1%
EU-27: 2,922,303
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc