Researchers in R&D in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Researchers in R&D was 1,773 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2006–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 1,773 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1,773 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 853.03 per million people, in 2006.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 853.03 per million people | — |
| 2007 | 854.45 per million people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 872.68 per million people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 883.44 per million people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 910.9 per million people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 939.39 per million people | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 979.92 per million people | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 998.98 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 984.88 per million people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 987.04 per million people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,042 per million people | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,089 per million people | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,156 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1,211 per million people | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,310 per million people | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1,387 per million people | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,472 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1,773 per million people | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 865.9 per million people | 853.03 per million people | 883.44 per million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,030 per million people | 910.9 per million people | 1,211 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,486 per million people | 1,310 per million people | 1,773 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 11 Portugal 5,983 per million people compare
- 12 Iceland 5,953 per million people compare
- 13 Germany 5,926 per million people compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 5,874 per million people compare
- 15 Ireland 5,753 per million people compare
- 16 Canada 5,624 per million people compare
- 17 Slovenia 5,616 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 87,222 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 0.0148 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.5412 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 0.9% (2023)
- Technicians in R&D 223.49 per million people (2017)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Researchers in r&d in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1,773 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,773 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 853.03 per million people in 2006.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for researchers in r&d?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.