Researchers in R&D in World
World: Researchers in R&D was 1,652 per million people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in World, 2000–2020
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 World is 1,652 per million people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in World peaked at 1,652 per million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,081 per million people, in 2000.
World ranks 13th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Researchers in R&D in World, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,081 per million people | — |
| 2005 | 1,195 per million people | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1,267 per million people | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,381 per million people | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 1,524 per million people | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 1,652 per million people | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,138 per million people | 1,081 per million people | 1,195 per million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,391 per million people | 1,267 per million people | 1,524 per million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,652 per million people | 1,652 per million people | 1,652 per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 10 Belgium 5,990 per million people compare
- 11 Portugal 5,983 per million people compare
- 12 Iceland 5,953 per million people compare
- 13 Germany 5,926 per million people compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 5,874 per million people compare
- 15 Ireland 5,753 per million people compare
- 16 Canada 5,624 per million people compare
More science & technology data for World
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 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 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 140,083 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 2 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in World?
- Researchers in r&d in World was 1,652 per million people in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,652 per million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,081 per million people in 2000.
- How does World rank for researchers in r&d?
- World ranks 13th out of 23 groups with data for 2020.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.