Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta
Malta: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants was 2,355 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta is 2,355, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta peaked at 2,355 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 672.92, in 2002.
Malta ranks 38th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 672.92 | — |
| 2003 | 678.26 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,065 | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 1,162 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,257 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,182 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,294 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,177 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1,392 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 1,761 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 1,969 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1,880 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,835 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,865 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,990 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2,027 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,905 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,903 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,965 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,083 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,314 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 2,355 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,061 | 672.92 | 1,294 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,853 | 1,392 | 2,027 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,179 | 1,965 | 2,355 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta was 2,355 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,355 in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 672.92 in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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