PT · 2017 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Portugal, 2017
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
89,659
Portugal, 2017
▲ 4.5% vs 2016 (85,780)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.5% compared to 2016, reaching 89,659.
Portugal accounts for 3.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,589,975.
Portugal ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
3.5%
EU-27: 2,589,975
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003