PT · 2022 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Portugal, 2022
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
59,160
Portugal, 2022
▲ 5.0% vs 2021 (56,366)
Analysis
In 2022, Portugal's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.0% compared to 2021, reaching 59,160.
Portugal accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,087,394.
Portugal ranks 10th 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 31.6% (from 44,938 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
2.8%
EU-27: 2,087,394
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004