Researchers in R&D in Norway
Norway: Researchers in R&D was 7,451 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Norway, 1997–2023
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Norway
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
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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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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.