Ireland - Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities

Since 2014, Ireland Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities grew 9.8% year on year. With 6,317 Employees in 2019, the country was number 20 among other countries in Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities. Ireland is overtaken by Portugal, which was ranked number 19 with 6,500 Employees and is followed by Finland with 5,944 Employees. Germany ranked the highest with 204,083 Employees in 2019, that is a growth of 1.9% compared to 2018. United Kingdom, Spain and France respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Lithuania witnessed the best average annual growth at +13.8% per year, while Malta was the worst growing country at -13.4% per year.

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Date Units (Employees)
2019 6,317.00
2018 6,202.00
2017 5,740.00
2016 5,516.00
2015 4,661.00
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How does Ireland rank in Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities?

# 32 Countries Units (Employees) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Germany
204,083 2019 +1.9 % +4.2 % View data
2 #2
United Kingdom
119,270 2019 +2.9 % +1.3 % View data
19 #19
Portugal
6,500 2019 +1.0 % +4.2 % View data
20 #20
Ireland
6,317 2019 +1.9 % +9.8 % View data
21 #21
Finland
5,944 2019 -0.8 % +3.2 % View data
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