Researchers in R&D in Switzerland
Switzerland: Researchers in R&D was 6,108 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Switzerland, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6,108 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Switzerland peaked at 6,108 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,130 per million people, in 1996.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,130 per million people | — |
| 2000 | 3,644 per million people | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 3,452 per million people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3,314 per million people | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4,497 per million people | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 5,311 per million people | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 5,258 per million people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,562 per million people | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 6,003 per million people | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 6,108 per million people | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,130 per million people | 3,130 per million people | 3,130 per million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,470 per million people | 3,314 per million people | 3,644 per million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 5,157 per million people | 4,497 per million people | 5,562 per million people | 4 |
| 2020s | 6,056 per million people | 6,003 per million people | 6,108 per million people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Switzerland?
- Researchers in r&d in Switzerland was 6,108 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,108 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,130 per million people in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for researchers in r&d?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.