Researchers in R&D in Norway

Norway: Researchers in R&D was 7,451 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,451 per million people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
6th
of 103 countries
All-time high
7,451 per million people
in 2023
All-time low
3,982 per million people
in 1997
Years of data
24
1997–2023

Researchers in R&D in Norway, 1997–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1997201020231997: 4.0k per million people1999: 4.1k per million people2001: 4.4k per million people2003: 4.5k per million people2004: 4.5k per million people2005: 4.6k per million people2006: 4.9k per million people2007: 5.2k per million people2008: 5.4k per million people2009: 5.5k per million people2010: 5.4k per million people2011: 5.5k per million people2012: 5.6k per million people2013: 5.6k per million people2014: 5.7k per million people2015: 5.9k per million people2016: 6.1k per million people2017: 6.4k per million people2018: 6.5k per million people2019: 6.7k per million people2020: 6.8k per million people2021: 7.2k per million people2022: 7.4k per million people2023: 7.5k per million people

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 Norway stood at 7,451 per million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Norway peaked at 7,451 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,982 per million people, in 1997.

That places Norway 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Norway, 1997 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
1997 3,982 per million people
1999 4,116 per million people +3.4%
2001 4,371 per million people +6.2%
2003 4,514 per million people +3.3%
2004 4,514 per million people +0.0%
2005 4,603 per million people +2.0%
2006 4,866 per million people +5.7%
2007 5,202 per million people +6.9%
2008 5,400 per million people +3.8%
2009 5,475 per million people +1.4%
2010 5,445 per million people -0.5%
2011 5,534 per million people +1.6%
2012 5,584 per million people +0.9%
2013 5,605 per million people +0.4%
2014 5,723 per million people +2.1%
2015 5,930 per million people +3.6%
2016 6,121 per million people +3.2%
2017 6,396 per million people +4.5%
2018 6,484 per million people +1.4%
2019 6,738 per million people +3.9%
2020 6,766 per million people +0.4%
2021 7,229 per million people +6.8%
2022 7,395 per million people +2.3%
2023 7,451 per million people +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,049 per million people 3,982 per million people 4,116 per million people 2
2000s 4,868 per million people 4,371 per million people 5,475 per million people 8
2010s 5,956 per million people 5,445 per million people 6,738 per million people 10
2020s 7,210 per million people 6,766 per million people 7,451 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 3 Denmark 8,838 per million people compare
  2. 4 Singapore 8,782 per million people compare
  3. 5 Finland 8,315 per million people compare
  4. 7 Austria 6,634 per million people compare
  5. 8 Netherlands 6,563 per million people compare
  6. 9 Switzerland 6,108 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Norway?
Researchers in r&d in Norway was 7,451 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 Norway?
The highest recorded value was 7,451 per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 3,982 per million people in 1997.
How does Norway rank for researchers in r&d?
Norway ranks 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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.