PT · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Portugal, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
54,995
Portugal, 2017
▲ 9.1% vs 2016 (50,406)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 9.1% compared to 2016, reaching 54,995.
Portugal accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
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 15.6% (from 47,554 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.0%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc