Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in New Zealand
New Zealand: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants was 5,435 per 1000000 pop in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in New Zealand, 2001–2023
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 New Zealand is 5,435 per 1000000 pop, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in New Zealand peaked at 5,665 per 1000000 pop in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,669 per 1000000 pop, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 1000000 pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,669 per 1000000 pop | — |
| 2003 | 3,100 per 1000000 pop | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 3,159 per 1000000 pop | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,473 per 1000000 pop | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 3,760 per 1000000 pop | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 3,731 per 1000000 pop | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,044 per 1000000 pop | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 5,477 per 1000000 pop | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 5,036 per 1000000 pop | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 5,665 per 1000000 pop | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 5,095 per 1000000 pop | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5,435 per 1000000 pop | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,232 per 1000000 pop | 2,669 per 1000000 pop | 3,760 per 1000000 pop | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,791 per 1000000 pop | 3,731 per 1000000 pop | 5,665 per 1000000 pop | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,265 per 1000000 pop | 5,095 per 1000000 pop | 5,435 per 1000000 pop | 2 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in New Zealand?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in New Zealand was 5,435 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,665 per 1000000 pop in 2019.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,669 per 1000000 pop in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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