Researchers in R&D in Poland

Poland: Researchers in R&D was 3,675 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,675 per million people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
31st
of 103 countries
All-time high
3,721 per million people
in 2022
All-time low
1,368 per million people
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Researchers in R&D in Poland, 1996–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1996200920231996: 1.4k per million people1997: 1.4k per million people1998: 1.5k per million people1999: 1.5k per million people2000: 1.4k per million people2001: 1.5k per million people2002: 1.5k per million people2003: 1.5k per million people2004: 1.6k per million people2005: 1.6k per million people2006: 1.6k per million people2007: 1.6k per million people2008: 1.6k per million people2009: 1.6k per million people2010: 1.7k per million people2011: 1.7k per million people2012: 1.8k per million people2013: 1.9k per million people2014: 2.1k per million people2015: 2.2k per million people2016: 2.3k per million people2017: 3.0k per million people2018: 3.1k per million people2019: 3.2k per million people2020: 3.3k per million people2021: 3.6k per million people2022: 3.7k per million people2023: 3.7k per million people

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

Analysis

Poland recorded 3,675 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Poland peaked at 3,721 per million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,368 per million people, in 1996.

That places Poland 31st 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 28 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Poland, 1996 to 2023.
Year per million people Change
1996 1,368 per million people
1997 1,450 per million people +6.0%
1998 1,465 per million people +1.1%
1999 1,473 per million people +0.5%
2000 1,442 per million people -2.1%
2001 1,468 per million people +1.8%
2002 1,483 per million people +1.1%
2003 1,533 per million people +3.4%
2004 1,596 per million people +4.1%
2005 1,630 per million people +2.1%
2006 1,563 per million people -4.1%
2007 1,614 per million people +3.2%
2008 1,626 per million people +0.8%
2009 1,608 per million people -1.1%
2010 1,697 per million people +5.5%
2011 1,680 per million people -1.0%
2012 1,752 per million people +4.3%
2013 1,868 per million people +6.6%
2014 2,055 per million people +10.0%
2015 2,158 per million people +5.0%
2016 2,304 per million people +6.7%
2017 2,995 per million people +30.0%
2018 3,079 per million people +2.8%
2019 3,159 per million people +2.6%
2020 3,260 per million people +3.2%
2021 3,558 per million people +9.1%
2022 3,721 per million people +4.6%
2023 3,675 per million people -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,439 per million people 1,368 per million people 1,473 per million people 4
2000s 1,556 per million people 1,442 per million people 1,630 per million people 10
2010s 2,275 per million people 1,680 per million people 3,159 per million people 10
2020s 3,554 per million people 3,260 per million people 3,721 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 28 Czechia 4,505 per million people compare
  2. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,473 per million people compare
  3. 30 Lithuania 3,704 per million people compare
  4. 32 Spain 3,654 per million people compare
  5. 33 Slovakia 3,507 per million people compare
  6. 34 Italy 2,855 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Poland?
Researchers in r&d in Poland was 3,675 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 3,721 per million people in 2022.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,368 per million people in 1996.
How does Poland rank for researchers in r&d?
Poland ranks 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.