Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Greece
Greece: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) was 5,283 per 1000000 pop in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,283 per 1000000 pop
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
22nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
5,283 per 1000000 pop
in 2023
All-time low
1,329 per 1000000 pop
in 2001
Years of data
18
2001–2023
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Greece, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000000 pop.
Analysis
Greece recorded 5,283 per 1000000 pop for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Greece peaked at 5,283 per 1000000 pop in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,329 per 1000000 pop, in 2001.
Greece ranks 22nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Greece, year by year
| Year | per 1000000 pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,329 per 1000000 pop | — |
| 2003 | 1,433 per 1000000 pop | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1,787 per 1000000 pop | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 1,810 per 1000000 pop | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,905 per 1000000 pop | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,217 per 1000000 pop | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 2,236 per 1000000 pop | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,655 per 1000000 pop | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 2,734 per 1000000 pop | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,197 per 1000000 pop | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 2,727 per 1000000 pop | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 3,251 per 1000000 pop | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 3,416 per 1000000 pop | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 3,645 per 1000000 pop | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 4,008 per 1000000 pop | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 4,244 per 1000000 pop | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4,927 per 1000000 pop | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 5,283 per 1000000 pop | +7.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5,283 per 1000000 pop is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,567 per 1000000 pop, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5,283 per 1000000 pop is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,664 per 1000000 pop, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,653 per 1000000 pop | 1,329 per 1000000 pop | 1,905 per 1000000 pop | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,897 per 1000000 pop | 2,217 per 1000000 pop | 3,645 per 1000000 pop | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,616 per 1000000 pop | 4,008 per 1000000 pop | 5,283 per 1000000 pop | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 19 New Zealand 5,435 per 1000000 pop compare
- 20 France 5,369 per 1000000 pop compare
- 21 Luxembourg 5,359 per 1000000 pop compare
- 23 United States 4,937 per 1000000 pop compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 4,864 per 1000000 pop compare
- 25 Estonia 4,800 per 1000000 pop compare
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 560 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 560 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Greece?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Greece was 5,283 per 1000000 pop in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,283 per 1000000 pop in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,329 per 1000000 pop in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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