Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Serbia
Serbia: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) was 2,688 per 1000000 pop in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000000 pop.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2,688 per 1000000 pop for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Serbia peaked at 2,688 per 1000000 pop in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,190 per 1000000 pop, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 36th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | per 1000000 pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,190 per 1000000 pop | — |
| 2008 | 1,355 per 1000000 pop | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 1,424 per 1000000 pop | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,503 per 1000000 pop | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1,616 per 1000000 pop | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1,635 per 1000000 pop | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,719 per 1000000 pop | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1,823 per 1000000 pop | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2,060 per 1000000 pop | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 2,122 per 1000000 pop | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,068 per 1000000 pop | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,076 per 1000000 pop | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,087 per 1000000 pop | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,150 per 1000000 pop | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,207 per 1000000 pop | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,350 per 1000000 pop | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 2,515 per 1000000 pop | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 2,688 per 1000000 pop | +6.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2,688 per 1000000 pop is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 731.58 per 1000000 pop, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2,688 per 1000000 pop is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,664 per 1000000 pop, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,323 per 1000000 pop | 1,190 per 1000000 pop | 1,424 per 1000000 pop | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,871 per 1000000 pop | 1,503 per 1000000 pop | 2,122 per 1000000 pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,382 per 1000000 pop | 2,150 per 1000000 pop | 2,688 per 1000000 pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Serbia?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Serbia was 2,688 per 1000000 pop 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,688 per 1000000 pop in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,190 per 1000000 pop in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Serbia ranks 36th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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