Researchers in R&D in Euro area

Euro area: Researchers in R&D was 4,867 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,867 per million people
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
4,867 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
2,074 per million people
in 1997
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Researchers in R&D in Euro area, 1996–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1996200920231996: 2.1k per million people1997: 2.1k per million people1998: 2.1k per million people1999: 2.2k per million people2000: 2.3k per million people2001: 2.4k per million people2002: 2.5k per million people2003: 2.5k per million people2004: 2.7k per million people2005: 2.7k per million people2006: 2.8k per million people2007: 2.9k per million people2008: 3.1k per million people2009: 3.2k per million people2010: 3.3k per million people2011: 3.3k per million people2012: 3.5k per million people2013: 3.5k per million people2014: 3.6k per million people2015: 3.7k per million people2016: 3.8k per million people2017: 4.0k per million people2018: 4.1k per million people2019: 4.3k per million people2020: 4.3k per million people2021: 4.5k per million people2022: 4.7k per million people2023: 4.9k per million people

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 4,867 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Euro area peaked at 4,867 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,074 per million people, in 1997.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Euro area, 1996 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
1996 2,119 per million people
1997 2,074 per million people -2.1%
1998 2,138 per million people +3.1%
1999 2,198 per million people +2.8%
2000 2,336 per million people +6.3%
2001 2,362 per million people +1.1%
2002 2,457 per million people +4.0%
2003 2,452 per million people -0.2%
2004 2,679 per million people +9.2%
2005 2,708 per million people +1.1%
2006 2,824 per million people +4.3%
2007 2,940 per million people +4.1%
2008 3,109 per million people +5.7%
2009 3,184 per million people +2.4%
2010 3,288 per million people +3.3%
2011 3,328 per million people +1.2%
2012 3,455 per million people +3.8%
2013 3,515 per million people +1.7%
2014 3,553 per million people +1.1%
2015 3,714 per million people +4.5%
2016 3,807 per million people +2.5%
2017 3,973 per million people +4.4%
2018 4,135 per million people +4.1%
2019 4,289 per million people +3.7%
2020 4,345 per million people +1.3%
2021 4,506 per million people +3.7%
2022 4,715 per million people +4.7%
2023 4,867 per million people +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,132 per million people 2,074 per million people 2,198 per million people 4
2000s 2,705 per million people 2,336 per million people 3,184 per million people 10
2010s 3,706 per million people 3,288 per million people 4,289 per million people 10
2020s 4,608 per million people 4,345 per million people 4,867 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 9,472 per million people compare
  2. 2 Sweden 8,911 per million people compare
  3. 3 Denmark 8,838 per million people compare
  4. 4 Singapore 8,782 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Euro area?
Researchers in r&d in Euro area was 4,867 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 Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 4,867 per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 2,074 per million people in 1997.
How does Euro area rank for researchers in r&d?
Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area 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.