Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Researchers in R&D (per million people) was 1,476 per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in Upper middle income, 2000–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1,476 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Upper middle income peaked at 1,476 per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 460.27 per million people, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 16th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 460.27 per million people | — |
| 2001 | 474.74 per million people | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 526.5 per million people | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 564.58 per million people | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 642 per million people | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 702.86 per million people | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 809.4 per million people | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 868.5 per million people | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 986.14 per million people | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 679.25 per million people | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 819.86 per million people | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 842.31 per million people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 933.28 per million people | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 889.73 per million people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 963.88 per million people | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 950.17 per million people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 964.79 per million people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 977.11 per million people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,044 per million people | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1,168 per million people | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 1,233 per million people | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1,476 per million people | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 671.42 per million people | 460.27 per million people | 986.14 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 955.3 per million people | 819.86 per million people | 1,168 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,354 per million people | 1,233 per million people | 1,476 per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 13 Germany 5,926 per million people compare
- 14 Hong Kong 5,874 per million people compare
- 15 Ireland 5,753 per million people compare
- 16 Canada 5,624 per million people compare
- 17 Slovenia 5,616 per million people compare
- 18 Japan 5,609 per million people compare
- 19 New Zealand 5,435 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Upper middle income
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 248,354 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 248,354 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.32 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0297 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Upper middle income?
- Researchers in r&d in Upper middle income was 1,476 per million people in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,476 per million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 460.27 per million people in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for researchers in r&d?
- Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2021.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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About this data
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.