IE · 2020 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Ireland, 2020
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
25,786
Ireland, 2020
▲ 6.0% vs 2019 (24,333)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.0% compared to 2019, reaching 25,786.
Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.
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 16.0% (from 22,227 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
1.4%
EU-27: 1,887,380
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004