PT · 2016 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Portugal, 2016
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
50,406
Portugal, 2016
▲ 5.0% vs 2015 (47,999)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.0% compared to 2015, reaching 50,406.
Portugal accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,556,167.
Portugal ranks 12th 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 1.6% (from 49,599 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.0%
EU-27: 2,556,167
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc