Researchers in R&D in Austria
Austria: Researchers in R&D was 6,634 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Austria, 1998–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 6,634 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Austria peaked at 6,634 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,347 per million people, in 1998.
Austria ranks 7th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Austria, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,347 per million people | — |
| 2002 | 2,992 per million people | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 3,187 per million people | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 3,471 per million people | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 3,537 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,824 per million people | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 4,153 per million people | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 4,158 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,379 per million people | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4,431 per million people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,721 per million people | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 4,782 per million people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5,009 per million people | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 5,073 per million people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,400 per million people | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 5,416 per million people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,682 per million people | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 5,959 per million people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5,829 per million people | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 6,323 per million people | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 6,632 per million people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 6,634 per million people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,347 per million people | 2,347 per million people | 2,347 per million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,617 per million people | 2,992 per million people | 4,158 per million people | 7 |
| 2010s | 5,085 per million people | 4,379 per million people | 5,959 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,355 per million people | 5,829 per million people | 6,634 per million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Austria?
- Researchers in r&d in Austria was 6,634 per million people in 2023, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,634 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,347 per million people in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for researchers in r&d?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.