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Ireland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
386.60Thousand persons · 2025+81.2% since 2015
Eurostat table hrst_st_rcat. Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers (Thousand persons). Annual figures for Ireland from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 386.6 | |
| 2024 | 363.6 | |
| 2023 | 343.4 | |
| 2022 | 317.9 | |
| 2021 | 294.6 | |
| 2020 | 268.6 | |
| 2019 | 256 | |
| 2018 | 247 | |
| 2017 | 239.7 | |
| 2016 | 221.8 | |
| 2015 | 213.4 | |
| 2014 | 208.2 | |
| 2013 | 214.3 | |
| 2012 | 216.7 | |
| 2011 | 209.5 | |
| 2010 | 184.6 | |
| 2009 | 183.2 | |
| 2008 | 186.1 | |
| 2007 | 184.8 | |
| 2006 | 155.9 | |
| 2005 | 145.8 | |
| 2004 | 140.5 | |
| 2003 | 137.3 | |
| 2002 | 128.8 | |
| 2001 | 117.3 | |
| 2000 | 110.8 | |
| 1999 | 102.1 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-hrst-st-rcat-se-ths-per (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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