Employed persons in high and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors and knowledge-intensive service sectors (2008-2026)

In 2024, Ireland's employed persons in high and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors and knowledge-intensive service sectors (2008-2026) decreased by 4.8% compared to 2023, reaching 4.00.

Ireland accounts for 67.8% of the EU-27 total of 5.90.

Ireland ranks 15th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.1% (from 3.60 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00011, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.