Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta
Malta: Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex was 2,023 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta, 2002–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta is 2,023, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta peaked at 2,023 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 689, in 2002.
Malta ranks 36th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 689 | — |
| 2003 | 706 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 893 | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 972 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1,048 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 996 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,087 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 945 | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1,062 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 1,258 | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 1,438 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1,383 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,349 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,412 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,470 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,546 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,513 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,559 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,647 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,759 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,961 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 2,023 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 917 | 689 | 1,087 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,399 | 1,062 | 1,559 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,848 | 1,647 | 2,023 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 33 Luxembourg 4,186 compare
- 34 Cyprus 3,072 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 2,798 compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,928 compare
- 38 Montenegro 1,586 compare
More science & technology data for Malta
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 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 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta?
- Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta was 2,023 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,023 in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 689 in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.
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