R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2021, Ireland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 11.3% compared to 2020, reaching 38,444.

Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,102,980.

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 11.8% (from 34,374 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.