IE · 2022 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Ireland, 2022
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
40,393
Ireland, 2022
▲ 5.1% vs 2021 (38,444)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.1% compared to 2021, reaching 40,393.
Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,221,015.
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 19.5% (from 33,803 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.3%
EU-27: 3,221,015
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc