Researchers in R&D in Japan
Japan: Researchers in R&D was 5,609 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Japan, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers in r&d in Japan stood at 5,609 per million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Japan peaked at 5,630 per million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,891 per million people, in 2002.
Japan ranks 18th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Japan, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4,906 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 4,959 per million people | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 5,164 per million people | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5,201 per million people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5,102 per million people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5,136 per million people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,891 per million people | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 5,113 per million people | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 5,117 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,322 per million people | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5,353 per million people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5,344 per million people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5,125 per million people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 5,114 per million people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5,117 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,123 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,049 per million people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,167 per million people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5,352 per million people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,198 per million people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,233 per million people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,320 per million people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,340 per million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,376 per million people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,450 per million people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5,590 per million people | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5,630 per million people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,609 per million people | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,058 per million people | 4,906 per million people | 5,201 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 5,162 per million people | 4,891 per million people | 5,353 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,227 per million people | 5,049 per million people | 5,376 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,570 per million people | 5,450 per million people | 5,630 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More science & technology data for Japan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 608.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 96,543 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Japan?
- Researchers in r&d in Japan was 5,609 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,630 per million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,891 per million people in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for researchers in r&d?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.