PT · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Portugal, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
47,652
Portugal, 2018
▲ 6.0% vs 2017 (44,938)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.0% compared to 2017, reaching 47,652.
Portugal accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
Portugal ranks 10th 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 26.0% (from 37,813 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
2.7%
EU-27: 1,785,534
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004