Researchers in R&D in Finland

Finland: Researchers in R&D was 8,315 per million people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
8,315 per million people
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
5th
of 103 countries
All-time high
8,315 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
6,544 per million people
in 2016
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Researchers in R&D in Finland, 2004–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2004201320232004: 7.9k per million people2005: 7.6k per million people2006: 7.7k per million people2007: 7.4k per million people2008: 7.7k per million people2009: 7.7k per million people2010: 7.7k per million people2011: 7.4k per million people2012: 7.5k per million people2013: 7.2k per million people2014: 7.0k per million people2015: 6.9k per million people2016: 6.5k per million people2017: 6.7k per million people2018: 6.9k per million people2019: 7.2k per million people2020: 7.5k per million people2021: 7.9k per million people2022: 8.1k per million people2023: 8.3k per million people

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 8,315 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Finland peaked at 8,315 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,544 per million people, in 2016.

Finland ranks 5th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Researchers in R&D in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Finland, 2004 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
2004 7,856 per million people
2005 7,559 per million people -3.8%
2006 7,689 per million people +1.7%
2007 7,391 per million people -3.9%
2008 7,712 per million people +4.4%
2009 7,669 per million people -0.6%
2010 7,741 per million people +0.9%
2011 7,442 per million people -3.9%
2012 7,492 per million people +0.7%
2013 7,223 per million people -3.6%
2014 7,022 per million people -2.8%
2015 6,856 per million people -2.4%
2016 6,544 per million people -4.6%
2017 6,731 per million people +2.9%
2018 6,873 per million people +2.1%
2019 7,246 per million people +5.4%
2020 7,548 per million people +4.2%
2021 7,870 per million people +4.3%
2022 8,073 per million people +2.6%
2023 8,315 per million people +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,646 per million people 7,391 per million people 7,856 per million people 6
2010s 7,117 per million people 6,544 per million people 7,741 per million people 10
2020s 7,952 per million people 7,548 per million people 8,315 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 2 Sweden 8,911 per million people compare
  2. 3 Denmark 8,838 per million people compare
  3. 4 Singapore 8,782 per million people compare
  4. 6 Norway 7,451 per million people compare
  5. 7 Austria 6,634 per million people compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 6,563 per million people compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Finland?
Researchers in r&d in Finland was 8,315 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8,315 per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,544 per million people in 2016.
How does Finland rank for researchers in r&d?
Finland ranks 5th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland 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.