Researchers in R&D in Australia
Australia: Researchers in R&D was 4,569 per million people in 2010. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Australia, 1996–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2010, researchers in r&d in Australia stood at 4,569 per million people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Australia peaked at 4,569 per million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,354 per million people, in 1996.
Australia ranks 26th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Researchers in R&D in Australia, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,354 per million people | — |
| 1998 | 3,380 per million people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3,471 per million people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,756 per million people | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 4,074 per million people | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 4,269 per million people | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4,380 per million people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4,569 per million people | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,367 per million people | 3,354 per million people | 3,380 per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,990 per million people | 3,471 per million people | 4,380 per million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,569 per million people | 4,569 per million people | 4,569 per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 23 United States of America 4,937 per million people compare
- 24 Estonia 4,800 per million people compare
- 25 Macau, China 4,634 per million people compare
- 27 Hungary 4,567 per million people compare
- 28 Czechia 4,505 per million people compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,473 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Australia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Australia?
- Researchers in r&d in Australia was 4,569 per million people in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,569 per million people in 2010.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,354 per million people in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for researchers in r&d?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 103 countries with data for 2010.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Researchers in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.