Researchers in R&D in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Researchers in R&D was 2,060 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,060 per million people
Change on year
up 9.7%
Rank
9th
of 23 groups
All-time high
2,060 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
731.77 per million people
in 1998
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Researchers in R&D in Late-demographic dividend, 1996–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1996200920231996: 794.3 per million people1997: 811.4 per million people1998: 731.8 per million people1999: 740.7 per million people2000: 798.9 per million people2001: 822.3 per million people2002: 834.9 per million people2003: 879.1 per million people2004: 922.8 per million people2005: 1.0k per million people2006: 1.1k per million people2007: 1.2k per million people2008: 1.2k per million people2009: 1.0k per million people2010: 1.1k per million people2011: 1.1k per million people2012: 1.2k per million people2013: 1.2k per million people2014: 1.2k per million people2015: 1.3k per million people2016: 1.3k per million people2017: 1.3k per million people2018: 1.5k per million people2019: 1.6k per million people2020: 1.7k per million people2021: 1.7k per million people2022: 1.9k per million people2023: 2.1k per million people

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

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 2,060 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2,060 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 731.77 per million people, in 1998.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Late-demographic dividend, 1996 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
1996 794.29 per million people
1997 811.4 per million people +2.2%
1998 731.77 per million people -9.8%
1999 740.67 per million people +1.2%
2000 798.92 per million people +7.9%
2001 822.3 per million people +2.9%
2002 834.86 per million people +1.5%
2003 879.1 per million people +5.3%
2004 922.8 per million people +5.0%
2005 1,017 per million people +10.2%
2006 1,074 per million people +5.6%
2007 1,162 per million people +8.2%
2008 1,249 per million people +7.5%
2009 1,010 per million people -19.1%
2010 1,060 per million people +4.9%
2011 1,113 per million people +5.0%
2012 1,187 per million people +6.6%
2013 1,153 per million people -2.9%
2014 1,217 per million people +5.6%
2015 1,276 per million people +4.8%
2016 1,346 per million people +5.5%
2017 1,324 per million people -1.6%
2018 1,482 per million people +11.9%
2019 1,577 per million people +6.5%
2020 1,683 per million people +6.7%
2021 1,727 per million people +2.6%
2022 1,878 per million people +8.8%
2023 2,060 per million people +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 769.53 per million people 731.77 per million people 811.4 per million people 4
2000s 977.16 per million people 798.92 per million people 1,249 per million people 10
2010s 1,274 per million people 1,060 per million people 1,577 per million people 10
2020s 1,837 per million people 1,683 per million people 2,060 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 6 Norway 7,451 per million people compare
  2. 7 Austria 6,634 per million people compare
  3. 8 Netherlands 6,563 per million people compare
  4. 9 Switzerland 6,108 per million people compare
  5. 10 Belgium 5,990 per million people compare
  6. 11 Portugal 5,983 per million people compare
  7. 12 Iceland 5,953 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Late-demographic dividend?
Researchers in r&d in Late-demographic dividend was 2,060 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 2,060 per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 731.77 per million people in 1998.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for researchers in r&d?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.