Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland
Iceland: Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex was 4,702 Head count in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,702 Head count
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
44th
of 50 countries
All-time high
4,754 Head count
in 2022
All-time low
1,321 Head count
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2023
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland, 1991–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Head count.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland is 4,702 Head count, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland peaked at 4,754 Head count in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,321 Head count, in 1991.
Iceland ranks 44th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Head count | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,321 Head count | — |
| 1993 | 1,659 Head count | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 1,926 Head count | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 2,218 Head count | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 2,290 Head count | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,681 Head count | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 3,231 Head count | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 3,517 Head count | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 3,821 Head count | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 4,290 Head count | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 3,979 Head count | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4,158 Head count | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,754 Head count | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 3,270 Head count | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 3,356 Head count | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,804 Head count | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 3,801 Head count | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,703 Head count | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 4,754 Head count | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,702 Head count | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,016 Head count | 1,321 Head count | 2,681 Head count | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,821 Head count | 3,231 Head count | 4,290 Head count | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,558 Head count | 3,270 Head count | 3,804 Head count | 4 |
| 2020s | 4,720 Head count | 4,702 Head count | 4,754 Head count | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 42 Latvia 8,625 Head count compare
- 42 Latvia 8,625 Head count compare
- 45 Luxembourg 4,186 Head count compare
- 46 Cyprus 3,072 Head count compare
- 47 North Macedonia 2,798 Head count compare
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 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 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland?
- Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Iceland was 4,702 Head count in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,754 Head count in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,321 Head count in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex?
- Iceland ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).