Total researchers by sector of performance - head count

In 2021, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 6.0% compared to 2020, reaching 110,953.

Portugal accounts for 3.7% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.

Portugal ranks 9th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 29.3% (from 85,780 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.