PT · 2023 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Portugal, 2023
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
62,410
Portugal, 2023
▲ 5.5% vs 2022 (59,160)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.5% compared to 2022, reaching 62,410.
Portugal accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,155,632.
Portugal ranks 9th 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 31.0% (from 47,652 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.9%
EU-27: 2,155,632
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004