Researchers in rd per million people in Korea
Korea: Researchers in rd per million people was 9,472 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9,472
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 103 countries
All-time high
9,472
in 2023
All-time low
2,008
in 1998
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Researchers in rd per million people in Korea, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers in rd per million people in Korea stood at 9,472. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Korea peaked at 9,472 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,008, in 1998.
Korea ranks 1st of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,149 | 2,008 | 2,242 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,719 | 2,324 | 5,038 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,884 | 5,429 | 8,329 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,150 | 8,620 | 9,472 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More science & technology data for Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.72 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 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 859.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 71,724 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in rd per million people in Korea?
- Researchers in rd per million people in Korea was 9,472 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,472 in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,008 in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for researchers in rd per million people?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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