PT · 2020 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Portugal, 2020
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
66,044
Portugal, 2020
▲ 7.5% vs 2019 (61,455)
Analysis
In 2020, Portugal's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 7.5% compared to 2019, reaching 66,044.
Portugal accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,961,312.
Portugal ranks 11th 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 37.6% (from 47,999 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
2.2%
EU-27: 2,961,312
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc