Researchers in R&D in Portugal
Portugal: Researchers in R&D was 5,983 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Portugal, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 5,983 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 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Portugal peaked at 5,983 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,256 per million people, in 1996.
Portugal ranks 11th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Portugal, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,256 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 1,352 per million people | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1,450 per million people | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 1,547 per million people | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1,634 per million people | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1,717 per million people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1,828 per million people | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1,939 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,976 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,013 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,345 per million people | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 2,674 per million people | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 3,827 per million people | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 3,769 per million people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,924 per million people | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 4,166 per million people | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4,032 per million people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3,606 per million people | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 3,658 per million people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,725 per million people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,992 per million people | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 4,348 per million people | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 4,614 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 4,859 per million people | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 5,131 per million people | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5,431 per million people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 5,687 per million people | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 5,983 per million people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,401 per million people | 1,256 per million people | 1,547 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,372 per million people | 1,634 per million people | 3,827 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,092 per million people | 3,606 per million people | 4,859 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,558 per million people | 5,131 per million people | 5,983 per million people | 4 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Portugal?
- Researchers in r&d in Portugal was 5,983 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,983 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,256 per million people in 1996.
- How does Portugal rank for researchers in r&d?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.