Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Malta
Malta: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) was 2,355 per 1000000 pop in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000000 pop.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta is 2,355 per 1000000 pop, 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 per 1000000 pop in 2023 and was at its lowest, 672.92 per 1000000 pop, in 2002.
Malta ranks 44th of 106 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 (per) in Malta, year by year
| Year | per 1000000 pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 672.92 per 1000000 pop | — |
| 2003 | 678.26 per 1000000 pop | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,065 per 1000000 pop | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 1,162 per 1000000 pop | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,257 per 1000000 pop | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,182 per 1000000 pop | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,294 per 1000000 pop | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,177 per 1000000 pop | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1,392 per 1000000 pop | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 1,761 per 1000000 pop | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 1,969 per 1000000 pop | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1,880 per 1000000 pop | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,835 per 1000000 pop | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,865 per 1000000 pop | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,990 per 1000000 pop | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2,027 per 1000000 pop | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,905 per 1000000 pop | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,903 per 1000000 pop | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,965 per 1000000 pop | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,083 per 1000000 pop | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,314 per 1000000 pop | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 2,355 per 1000000 pop | +1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,355 per 1000000 pop is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,567 per 1000000 pop, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,355 per 1000000 pop is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,102 per 1000000 pop, 2.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +57.0% | 678.26 per 1000000 pop | 1,065 per 1000000 pop |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,061 per 1000000 pop | 672.92 per 1000000 pop | 1,294 per 1000000 pop | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,853 per 1000000 pop | 1,392 per 1000000 pop | 2,027 per 1000000 pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,179 per 1000000 pop | 1,965 per 1000000 pop | 2,355 per 1000000 pop | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Malta was 2,355 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,355 per 1000000 pop in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 672.92 per 1000000 pop in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 106 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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