Researchers in rd per million people in Iceland
Iceland: Researchers in rd per million people was 5,953 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,953
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
12th
of 103 countries
All-time high
7,999
in 2006
All-time low
3,321
in 1996
Years of data
18
1996–2023
Researchers in rd per million people in Iceland, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers in rd per million people in Iceland stood at 5,953.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Iceland peaked at 7,999 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,321, in 1996.
Iceland ranks 12th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers in rd per million people in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,321 | — |
| 1997 | 4,968 | +49.6% |
| 1998 | 5,191 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 5,720 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 6,560 | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 6,644 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7,338 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 7,999 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 7,176 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 7,313 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7,841 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 7,089 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 5,740 | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 5,980 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 5,646 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 6,941 | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 6,864 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,953 | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,800 | 3,321 | 5,720 | 4 |
| 2000s | 7,267 | 6,560 | 7,999 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6,113 | 5,646 | 7,089 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6,586 | 5,953 | 6,941 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in rd per million people in Iceland?
- Researchers in rd per million people in Iceland was 5,953 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,999 in 2006.
- What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,321 in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for researchers in rd per million people?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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