PT · 2016 · rd_p_persocc

R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

Portugal, 2016

R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
50,406
Portugal, 2016
▲ 5.0% vs 2015 (47,999)
Analysis

In 2016, Portugal's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.0% compared to 2015, reaching 50,406.

Portugal accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,556,167.

Portugal ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.6% (from 49,599 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.0%
EU-27: 2,556,167
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