IE · 2024 · tsc00025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
Ireland, 2024
In 2024, Ireland's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 3.0% compared to 2023, reaching 66.3.
Ireland accounts for 130.0% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.
Ireland ranks 2nd 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 14.3% (from 58.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.