Researchers in R&D in Euro area
Euro area: Researchers in R&D was 4,867 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Euro area, 1996–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Euro area
- Scientific and technical journal articles 457,629 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 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 0.1613 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.703 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 2.3% (2023)
- Technicians in R&D 1,681 per million people (2017)
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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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.