Number of R&D researchers per million people in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 5,874 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Hong Kong, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 5,874 per million people for number of r&d researchers per million people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Hong Kong peaked at 5,874 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,054 per million people, in 1998.
Hong Kong ranks 14th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,054 per million people | — |
| 1999 | 1,206 per million people | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 1,160 per million people | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,356 per million people | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 1,564 per million people | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1,973 per million people | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 2,122 per million people | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,612 per million people | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 2,649 per million people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,815 per million people | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,637 per million people | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2,737 per million people | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3,063 per million people | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 3,037 per million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,138 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,310 per million people | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3,513 per million people | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3,488 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,668 per million people | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3,720 per million people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,978 per million people | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 4,240 per million people | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4,356 per million people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,592 per million people | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 4,815 per million people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 5,274 per million people | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 5,874 per million people | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,130 per million people | 1,054 per million people | 1,206 per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,163 per million people | 1,160 per million people | 2,815 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,515 per million people | 3,037 per million people | 4,240 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,982 per million people | 4,356 per million people | 5,874 per million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Hong Kong?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Hong Kong was 5,874 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5,874 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 per million people in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Hong Kong ranks 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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