Number of R&D researchers per million people in Georgia
Georgia: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 1,896 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Georgia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of r&d researchers per million people in Georgia is 1,896 per million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Georgia peaked at 1,896 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 599.64 per million people, in 2013.
Georgia ranks 46th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Georgia, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 599.64 per million people | — |
| 2014 | 1,127 per million people | +87.9% |
| 2015 | 1,359 per million people | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 1,384 per million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,382 per million people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,545 per million people | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 1,788 per million people | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 1,799 per million people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,703 per million people | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1,809 per million people | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1,768 per million people | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,896 per million people | +7.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 1,896 per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 758.01 per million people, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 1,896 per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,675 per million people, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,312 per million people | 599.64 per million people | 1,788 per million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,795 per million people | 1,703 per million people | 1,896 per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 161.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 85.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Georgia?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Georgia was 1,896 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,896 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 599.64 per million people in 2013.
- How does Georgia rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Georgia ranks 46th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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