Researchers in rd per million people in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Researchers in rd per million people was 2,107 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,107
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
45th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2,107
in 2023
All-time low
389.63
in 1998
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Researchers in rd per million people in China (People’s Republic of), 1996–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1996200920231996: 447.11997: 476.21998: 389.61999: 4232000: 549.62001: 582.82002: 631.72003: 667.92004: 713.42005: 856.72006: 931.22007: 1.1k2008: 1.2k2009: 861.22010: 898.92011: 9722012: 1.0k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.8k2023: 2.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 2,107 for researchers in rd per million people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 2,107 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 389.63, in 1998.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 45th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 433.98 389.63 476.21 4
2000s 806.89 549.58 1,198 10
2010s 1,149 898.86 1,484 10
2020s 1,811 1,600 2,107 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 42 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,240 compare
  2. 43 Latvia 2,191 compare
  3. 44 Cuba 2,171 compare
  4. 46 Georgia 1,896 compare
  5. 47 Cyprus 1,686 compare
  6. 48 Tunisia 1,668 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in rd per million people in China (People’s Republic of)?
Researchers in rd per million people in China (People’s Republic of) was 2,107 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 2,107 in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 389.63 in 1998.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for researchers in rd per million people?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Researchers in rd per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Researchers in rd per million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,875 data points, 1996–2024
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