Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland
Ireland: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland is 2.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland peaked at 2.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
Ireland ranks 16th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -37.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +108.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +10.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +108.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | -37.3% | 1.7% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 14 Slovenia 2.6% compare
- 14 Slovenia 2.6% compare
- 17 Czechia 2.4% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.4% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 2.4% compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Ireland was 2.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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