PT · 2018 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Portugal, 2018
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
58,154
Portugal, 2018
▲ 5.7% vs 2017 (54,995)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.7% compared to 2017, reaching 58,154.
Portugal accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,831,547.
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 24.5% (from 46,711 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
2.1%
EU-27: 2,831,547
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc