IE · 2016 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Ireland, 2016
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
24,316
Ireland, 2016
▲ 9.4% vs 2015 (22,227)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 9.4% compared to 2015, reaching 24,316.
Ireland accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,613,592.
Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.5%
EU-27: 1,613,592
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004