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Ireland: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Government sector, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)

1479Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+79.1% since 2014

Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Government sector (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Ireland from 1981 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Full-time equivalent (FTE))Note
20241,479
20231,415
20221,369
20211,262
20201,192
20191,194
20181,196
20171,051
2016992.8
2015951
2014826
2013818
2012921
20111,034
20101,027
20091,048
20081,122
20071,201
20061,185
20051,132
20041,222
20031,161
20021,200
20011,300
20001,436
1999884
1998941
1997938
1996945
1995959
1994942
1993927
1992927
19911,004
19901,013
19891,038
19881,079
19871,396
19861,716
19851,855
19841,993
19832,126
19822,214
19812,377

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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Government sector, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-gov-total-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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