Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants was 5,874 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is 5,874, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 5,874 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,160, in 2000.
That places China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,160 | — |
| 2001 | 1,356 | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 1,564 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1,973 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 2,122 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,612 | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 2,649 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,815 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,637 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2,737 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3,063 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 3,037 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,138 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,310 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3,513 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3,488 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,668 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3,720 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,978 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 4,240 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4,356 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,592 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 4,815 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 5,274 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 5,874 | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,163 | 1,160 | 2,815 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,515 | 3,037 | 4,240 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,982 | 4,356 | 5,874 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 5,874 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 5,874 in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,160 in 2000.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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