IE · 2022 · tsc00004

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

Ireland, 2022

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
28,076
Ireland, 2022
▲ 7.6% vs 2021 (26,081)
Analysis

In 2022, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 7.6% compared to 2021, reaching 28,076.

Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,087,394.

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 14.9% (from 24,445 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.3%
EU-27: 2,087,394
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024