Number of R&D researchers per million people in Egypt
Egypt: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 1,120 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Egypt, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1,120 per million people for number of r&d researchers per million people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.5% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Egypt peaked at 1,120 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 405.68 per million people, in 2009.
That places Egypt 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Egypt, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 591.26 per million people | — |
| 2008 | 410.62 per million people | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 405.68 per million people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 461.32 per million people | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 461.59 per million people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 485.09 per million people | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 505.91 per million people | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 632.88 per million people | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 631.04 per million people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 647 per million people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 636 per million people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 645.44 per million people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 776.56 per million people | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 790.65 per million people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 808.43 per million people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 829.27 per million people | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 845.32 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1,120 per million people | +32.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,120 per million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321.64 per million people, 3.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,120 per million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,102 per million people, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of R&D researchers per million people in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -30.6% | 591.26 per million people | 410.62 per million people |
| 2024 | +32.5% | 845.32 per million people | 1,120 per million people |
| 2014 | +25.1% | 505.91 per million people | 632.88 per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 469.18 per million people | 405.68 per million people | 591.26 per million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 588.28 per million people | 461.32 per million people | 776.56 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 878.78 per million people | 790.65 per million people | 1,120 per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Egypt?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Egypt was 1,120 per million people in 2024, according to UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,120 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 405.68 per million people in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Egypt ranks 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of R&D researchers per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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