IE · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Ireland, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
22,542
Ireland, 2018
▼ 7.8% vs 2017 (24,445)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance decreased by 7.8% compared to 2017, reaching 22,542.
Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
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 fallen by 4.9% (from 23,707 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
1.3%
EU-27: 1,785,534
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004