Researchers in R&D in Netherlands
Netherlands: Researchers in R&D was 6,563 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,563 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Netherlands peaked at 6,563 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,278 per million people, in 1996.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,278 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 2,427 per million people | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 2,478 per million people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,632 per million people | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 2,638 per million people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,828 per million people | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 2,701 per million people | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,682 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,951 per million people | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 2,909 per million people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,225 per million people | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 3,093 per million people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,064 per million people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,822 per million people | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 3,210 per million people | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 3,648 per million people | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 4,336 per million people | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 4,887 per million people | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 4,926 per million people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,892 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,109 per million people | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 5,273 per million people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,497 per million people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5,592 per million people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5,799 per million people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 6,004 per million people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 6,319 per million people | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 6,563 per million people | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,454 per million people | 2,278 per million people | 2,632 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,891 per million people | 2,638 per million people | 3,225 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,737 per million people | 3,210 per million people | 5,592 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,171 per million people | 5,799 per million people | 6,563 per million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Netherlands?
- Researchers in r&d in Netherlands was 6,563 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,563 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,278 per million people in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for researchers in r&d?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.