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Ireland: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Females, Total, Head count
24,537Head count · 2023+111.0% since 2008
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Females (Head count). Annual figures for Ireland from 2002 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24,537 | |
| 2021 | 19,823 | |
| 2019 | 18,256 | |
| 2017 | 18,167 | |
| 2015 | 16,012 | |
| 2013 | 16,539 | |
| 2012 | 10,882 | |
| 2011 | 12,803 | |
| 2010 | 12,602 | |
| 2009 | 12,700 | |
| 2008 | 11,629 | |
| 2007 | 11,273 | |
| 2006 | 10,734 | |
| 2005 | 9,747 | |
| 2004 | 8,794 | |
| 2003 | 8,275 | |
| 2002 | 7,874 |
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Total, Females, Total, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-total-f-total-hc (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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