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

In 2025, Ireland's employed persons in high and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors and knowledge-intensive service sectors (2008-2026) increased by 5.0% compared to 2024, reaching 4.20.

Ireland accounts for 71.2% of the EU-27 total of 5.90.

Ireland ranks 13th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.0% (from 4.20 in 2020).

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