Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in World
World: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants was 1,486 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in World, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 1,486 for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in World peaked at 1,486 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 806.88, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 806.88 | — |
| 2001 | 823.25 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 833.45 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 860.42 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 870.19 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 903.95 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 925.19 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 952.76 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 976.94 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 999.9 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,011 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,042 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,066 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,093 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,117 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,141 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1,164 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,195 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,246 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1,299 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,340 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,386 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,436 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,486 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 895.29 | 806.88 | 999.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,137 | 1,011 | 1,299 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,412 | 1,340 | 1,486 | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More science & technology data for World
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 140,083 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 2 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in World?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in World was 1,486 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,486 in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 806.88 in 2000.
- How does World rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- World ranks 10th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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