Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Singapore
Singapore: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) was 8,782 per 1000000 pop in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8,782 per 1000000 pop
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
5th
of 106 countries
All-time high
8,782 per 1000000 pop
in 2022
All-time low
4,104 per 1000000 pop
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Singapore, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000000 pop.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 8,782 per 1000000 pop for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Singapore peaked at 8,782 per 1000000 pop in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,104 per 1000000 pop, in 2001.
That places Singapore 5th out of 106 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | per 1000000 pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,168 per 1000000 pop | — |
| 2001 | 4,104 per 1000000 pop | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4,363 per 1000000 pop | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 4,836 per 1000000 pop | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 5,165 per 1000000 pop | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5,651 per 1000000 pop | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 5,786 per 1000000 pop | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6,084 per 1000000 pop | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5,916 per 1000000 pop | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 6,220 per 1000000 pop | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6,368 per 1000000 pop | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6,579 per 1000000 pop | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6,514 per 1000000 pop | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,735 per 1000000 pop | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,756 per 1000000 pop | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7,135 per 1000000 pop | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7,053 per 1000000 pop | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,950 per 1000000 pop | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,002 per 1000000 pop | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7,510 per 1000000 pop | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 7,503 per 1000000 pop | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,956 per 1000000 pop | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8,782 per 1000000 pop | +10.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 8,782 per 1000000 pop is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,567 per 1000000 pop, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 8,782 per 1000000 pop is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,850 per 1000000 pop, 4.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,229 per 1000000 pop | 4,104 per 1000000 pop | 6,220 per 1000000 pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,860 per 1000000 pop | 6,368 per 1000000 pop | 7,510 per 1000000 pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,080 per 1000000 pop | 7,503 per 1000000 pop | 8,782 per 1000000 pop | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 11,523 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 11,523 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Singapore?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Singapore was 8,782 per 1000000 pop in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 8,782 per 1000000 pop in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,104 per 1000000 pop in 2001.
- How does Singapore rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Singapore ranks 5th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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