Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta
Malta: Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex was 2,251 Head count in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,251 Head count
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
50th
of 52 countries
All-time high
2,251 Head count
in 2024
All-time low
689 Head count
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta, 2002–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Head count.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta is 2,251 Head count, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta peaked at 2,251 Head count in 2024 and was at its lowest, 689 Head count, in 2002.
Malta ranks 50th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Head count | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 689 Head count | — |
| 2003 | 706 Head count | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 893 Head count | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 972 Head count | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1,048 Head count | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 996 Head count | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,087 Head count | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 945 Head count | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1,062 Head count | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 1,258 Head count | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 1,438 Head count | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1,383 Head count | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,349 Head count | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,412 Head count | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,470 Head count | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,546 Head count | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,513 Head count | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,559 Head count | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,647 Head count | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,759 Head count | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,961 Head count | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 2,023 Head count | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2,251 Head count | +11.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,251 Head count is below the median for high income countries, which is 72,422 Head count, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 917 Head count | 689 Head count | 1,087 Head count | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,399 Head count | 1,062 Head count | 1,559 Head count | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,928 Head count | 1,647 Head count | 2,251 Head count | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 47 Cyprus 3,072 Head count compare
- 48 North Macedonia 2,798 Head count compare
- 48 North Macedonia 2,798 Head count compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,928 Head count compare
- 52 Montenegro 954 Head count compare
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
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 2,251 Head count in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,251 Head count in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 689 Head count in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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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