Researchers in R&D in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Researchers in R&D was 5,874 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2024
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2024, researchers in r&d in Hong Kong, China stood at 5,874 per million people. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Hong Kong, China peaked at 5,874 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,054 per million people, in 1998.
Hong Kong, China ranks 14th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,054 per million people | — |
| 1999 | 1,206 per million people | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 1,160 per million people | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,356 per million people | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 1,564 per million people | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1,973 per million people | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 2,122 per million people | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,612 per million people | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 2,649 per million people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,815 per million people | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,637 per million people | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2,737 per million people | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3,063 per million people | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 3,037 per million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,138 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,310 per million people | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3,513 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3,488 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,668 per million people | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3,720 per million people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,978 per million people | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 4,240 per million people | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4,356 per million people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,592 per million people | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 4,815 per million people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 5,274 per million people | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 5,874 per million people | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,130 per million people | 1,054 per million people | 1,206 per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,163 per million people | 1,160 per million people | 2,815 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,515 per million people | 3,037 per million people | 4,240 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,982 per million people | 4,356 per million people | 5,874 per million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Hong Kong, China?
- Researchers in r&d in Hong Kong, China was 5,874 per million people in 2024, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 5,874 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 per million people in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for researchers in r&d?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.