Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Malta
Malta: Researchers in R&D (per million people) was 2,355 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Malta, 2002–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2,355 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Malta peaked at 2,355 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 672.92 per million people, in 2002.
That places Malta 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Malta, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 672.92 per million people | — |
| 2003 | 678.26 per million people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,065 per million people | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 1,162 per million people | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,257 per million people | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,182 per million people | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,294 per million people | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,177 per million people | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1,392 per million people | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 1,761 per million people | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 1,969 per million people | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1,880 per million people | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,835 per million people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,865 per million people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,990 per million people | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2,027 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,905 per million people | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,903 per million people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,965 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,083 per million people | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,314 per million people | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 2,355 per million people | +1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,355 per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,601 per million people, 51% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,355 per million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,102 per million people, 2.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +57.0% | 678.26 per million people | 1,065 per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,061 per million people | 672.92 per million people | 1,294 per million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,853 per million people | 1,392 per million people | 2,027 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,179 per million people | 1,965 per million people | 2,355 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Malta?
- Researchers in r&d in Malta was 2,355 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,355 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 672.92 per million people in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for researchers in r&d?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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About this data
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.