IE · 2023 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Ireland, 2023
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
29,718
Ireland, 2023
▲ 5.8% vs 2022 (28,076)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.8% compared to 2022, reaching 29,718.
Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,155,632.
Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 31.8% (from 22,542 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.4%
EU-27: 2,155,632
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004