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

In 2024, Portugal's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.6% compared to 2023, reaching 84,012.

Portugal accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

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 36.7% (from 61,455 in 2019).

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