Researchers in R&D in Austria

Austria: Researchers in R&D was 6,634 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,634 per million people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 103 countries
All-time high
6,634 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
2,347 per million people
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2023

Researchers in R&D in Austria, 1998–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998201020231998: 2.3k per million people2002: 3.0k per million people2004: 3.2k per million people2005: 3.5k per million people2006: 3.5k per million people2007: 3.8k per million people2008: 4.2k per million people2009: 4.2k per million people2010: 4.4k per million people2011: 4.4k per million people2012: 4.7k per million people2013: 4.8k per million people2014: 5.0k per million people2015: 5.1k per million people2016: 5.4k per million people2017: 5.4k per million people2018: 5.7k per million people2019: 6.0k per million people2020: 5.8k per million people2021: 6.3k per million people2022: 6.6k per million people2023: 6.6k per million people

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

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Austria, 1998 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 4 Singapore 8,782 per million people compare
  2. 5 Finland 8,315 per million people compare
  3. 6 Norway 7,451 per million people compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 6,563 per million people compare
  5. 9 Switzerland 6,108 per million people compare
  6. 10 Belgium 5,990 per million people compare

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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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Indicator
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,361 data points, 1996–2024
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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.