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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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