PT · 2023 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Portugal, 2023
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
119,750
Portugal, 2023
▲ 4.5% vs 2022 (114,582)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.5% compared to 2022, reaching 119,750.
Portugal accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,179,129.
Portugal ranks 8th 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 24.6% (from 96,123 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
3.8%
EU-27: 3,179,129
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003