Researchers in R&D in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Researchers in R&D was 5,053 per million people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5,053 per million people
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
1st
of 23 groups
All-time high
5,053 per million people
in 2022
All-time low
2,942 per million people
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2022

Researchers in R&D in Post-demographic dividend, 1996–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k1996200920221996: 2.9k per million people1997: 3.0k per million people1998: 3.1k per million people1999: 3.1k per million people2000: 3.2k per million people2001: 3.3k per million people2002: 3.3k per million people2003: 3.5k per million people2004: 3.5k per million people2005: 3.6k per million people2006: 3.6k per million people2007: 3.6k per million people2008: 3.7k per million people2009: 3.8k per million people2010: 3.8k per million people2011: 3.9k per million people2012: 3.9k per million people2013: 4.0k per million people2014: 4.1k per million people2015: 4.2k per million people2016: 4.2k per million people2017: 4.3k per million people2018: 4.5k per million people2019: 4.6k per million people2020: 4.7k per million people2021: 4.9k per million people2022: 5.1k per million people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for researchers in r&d in Post-demographic dividend is 5,053 per million people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 5,053 per million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,942 per million people, in 1996.

That places Post-demographic dividend 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Researchers in R&D in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Post-demographic dividend, 1996 to 2022.
Year per million people Change
1996 2,942 per million people
1997 2,968 per million people +0.9%
1998 3,053 per million people +2.9%
1999 3,140 per million people +2.8%
2000 3,206 per million people +2.1%
2001 3,290 per million people +2.6%
2002 3,327 per million people +1.1%
2003 3,458 per million people +3.9%
2004 3,529 per million people +2.1%
2005 3,593 per million people +1.8%
2006 3,594 per million people +0.0%
2007 3,626 per million people +0.9%
2008 3,750 per million people +3.4%
2009 3,801 per million people +1.4%
2010 3,811 per million people +0.3%
2011 3,859 per million people +1.3%
2012 3,898 per million people +1.0%
2013 3,982 per million people +2.2%
2014 4,075 per million people +2.3%
2015 4,157 per million people +2.0%
2016 4,171 per million people +0.3%
2017 4,314 per million people +3.4%
2018 4,477 per million people +3.8%
2019 4,598 per million people +2.7%
2020 4,680 per million people +1.8%
2021 4,923 per million people +5.2%
2022 5,053 per million people +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,026 per million people 2,942 per million people 3,140 per million people 4
2000s 3,517 per million people 3,206 per million people 3,801 per million people 10
2010s 4,134 per million people 3,811 per million people 4,598 per million people 10
2020s 4,885 per million people 4,680 per million people 5,053 per million people 3

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 9,472 per million people compare
  2. 2 Sweden 8,911 per million people compare
  3. 3 Denmark 8,838 per million people compare
  4. 4 Singapore 8,782 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in r&d in Post-demographic dividend?
Researchers in r&d in Post-demographic dividend was 5,053 per million people in 2022, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 5,053 per million people in 2022.
What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2,942 per million people in 1996.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for researchers in r&d?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2022.
Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.