Researchers (HC) - % Female in Ireland
Ireland: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 40.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Ireland, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Ireland is 40.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Ireland peaked at 44.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.2% | — |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +7.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 40.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 40.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers (HC) - % Female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +35.9% | 32.6% | 44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 30.0% | 34.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 32.6% | 44.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 37.4% | 40.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 64 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 64 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Ireland?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Ireland was 40.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release