Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Euro area
Euro area: Researchers in R&D (per million people) 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.
Euro area ranks 3rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D (per million people) 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 3rd out of 25 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.