PT · 2021 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Portugal, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
56,366
Portugal, 2021
▲ 6.0% vs 2020 (53,174)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.0% compared to 2020, reaching 56,366.
Portugal accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.
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 36.3% (from 41,349 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.8%
EU-27: 1,991,034
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004