IE · 2021 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Ireland, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
36,541
Ireland, 2021
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance stood at 36,541.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.
Ireland ranks 15th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.2%
EU-27: 2,988,411
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003