PT · 2019 · tsc00003

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

Portugal, 2019

Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
100,823
Portugal, 2019
▲ 4.9% vs 2018 (96,123)
Analysis

In 2019, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.9% compared to 2018, reaching 100,823.

Portugal accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 2,801,187.

Portugal ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 28.1% (from 78,736 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#7 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2019
3.6%
EU-27: 2,801,187
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024