Researchers in R&D in Greece
Greece: Researchers in R&D was 5,283 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Greece, 1997–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers in r&d in Greece is 5,283 per million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Greece peaked at 5,283 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,035 per million people, in 1997.
Greece ranks 22nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Greece, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,035 per million people | — |
| 1999 | 1,378 per million people | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 1,329 per million people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,433 per million people | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1,787 per million people | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 1,810 per million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,905 per million people | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,217 per million people | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 2,236 per million people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,655 per million people | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 2,734 per million people | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,197 per million people | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 2,727 per million people | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 3,251 per million people | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 3,416 per million people | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 3,645 per million people | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 4,008 per million people | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 4,244 per million people | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4,927 per million people | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 5,283 per million people | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,206 per million people | 1,035 per million people | 1,378 per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,653 per million people | 1,329 per million people | 1,905 per million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,897 per million people | 2,217 per million people | 3,645 per million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,616 per million people | 4,008 per million people | 5,283 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 19 New Zealand 5,435 per million people compare
- 20 France 5,369 per million people compare
- 21 Luxembourg 5,359 per million people compare
- 23 United States of America 4,937 per million people compare
- 24 Estonia 4,800 per million people compare
- 25 Macau, China 4,634 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Greece?
- Researchers in r&d in Greece was 5,283 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,283 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035 per million people in 1997.
- How does Greece rank for researchers in r&d?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.