Researchers in rd per million people in Latvia
Latvia: Researchers in rd per million people was 2,191 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,191
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
43rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
2,395
in 2021
All-time low
1,056
in 1998
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Researchers in rd per million people in Latvia, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers in rd per million people in Latvia stood at 2,191.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Latvia peaked at 2,395 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,056, in 1998.
That places Latvia 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in rd per million people in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,149 | — |
| 1997 | 1,067 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,056 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,094 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1,601 | +46.3% |
| 2001 | 1,485 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1,486 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,392 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,459 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,458 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,766 | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 1,882 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1,993 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,674 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 1,837 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 1,902 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,909 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,791 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,872 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,819 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1,601 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1,785 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 1,786 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,891 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 2,134 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 2,395 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 2,270 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 2,191 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,092 | 1,056 | 1,149 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,620 | 1,392 | 1,993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,819 | 1,601 | 1,909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,248 | 2,134 | 2,395 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in rd per million people in Latvia?
- Researchers in rd per million people in Latvia was 2,191 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,395 in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,056 in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for researchers in rd per million people?
- Latvia ranks 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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