IE · 2017 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Ireland, 2017
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
24,445
Ireland, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (24,316)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 24,445.
Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 1,709,559.
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 · 2017
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.4%
EU-27: 1,709,559
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004