Researchers in rd per million people in Ireland

Ireland: Researchers in rd per million people was 5,753 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,753
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
15th
of 103 countries
All-time high
5,753
in 2023
All-time low
1,772
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Researchers in rd per million people in Ireland, 1996–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1996200920231996: 1.8k1997: 1.9k1998: 2.1k1999: 2.1k2000: 2.3k2001: 2.3k2002: 2.4k2003: 2.5k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.8k2006: 2.9k2007: 2.9k2008: 3.3k2009: 3.1k2010: 3.1k2011: 3.3k2012: 4.9k2013: 5.1k2014: 5.3k2015: 5.2k2016: 5.1k2017: 5.1k2018: 4.7k2019: 5.0k2020: 5.2k2021: 5.2k2022: 5.6k2023: 5.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 5,753 for researchers in rd per million people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Ireland peaked at 5,753 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,772, in 1996.

Ireland ranks 15th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Researchers in rd per million people in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Researchers in rd per million people in Ireland, 1996 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1996 1,772
1997 1,929 +8.9%
1998 2,091 +8.4%
1999 2,111 +1.0%
2000 2,256 +6.8%
2001 2,337 +3.6%
2002 2,406 +3.0%
2003 2,535 +5.3%
2004 2,735 +7.9%
2005 2,821 +3.1%
2006 2,896 +2.6%
2007 2,929 +1.2%
2008 3,257 +11.2%
2009 3,140 -3.6%
2010 3,117 -0.7%
2011 3,341 +7.2%
2012 4,874 +45.9%
2013 5,142 +5.5%
2014 5,291 +2.9%
2015 5,242 -0.9%
2016 5,144 -1.9%
2017 5,114 -0.6%
2018 4,657 -8.9%
2019 4,961 +6.5%
2020 5,196 +4.7%
2021 5,213 +0.3%
2022 5,555 +6.6%
2023 5,753 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,976 1,772 2,111 4
2000s 2,731 2,256 3,257 10
2010s 4,688 3,117 5,291 10
2020s 5,429 5,196 5,753 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 12 Iceland 5,953 compare
  2. 13 Germany 5,926 compare
  3. 14 Hong Kong, China 5,874 compare
  4. 16 Canada 5,624 compare
  5. 17 Slovenia 5,616 compare
  6. 18 Japan 5,609 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in rd per million people in Ireland?
Researchers in rd per million people in Ireland was 5,753 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 5,753 in 2023.
What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,772 in 1996.
How does Ireland rank for researchers in rd per million people?
Ireland ranks 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
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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