Researchers in rd per million people in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Researchers in rd per million people was 5,359 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,359
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
21st
of 103 countries
All-time high
5,526
in 2011
All-time low
3,800
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2023

Researchers in rd per million people in Luxembourg, 2000–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201120232000: 3.8k2003: 4.3k2004: 4.5k2005: 4.8k2006: 4.4k2007: 4.6k2008: 4.7k2009: 4.9k2010: 5.2k2011: 5.5k2012: 4.4k2013: 4.7k2014: 4.8k2015: 4.6k2016: 4.8k2017: 5.0k2018: 4.8k2019: 5.1k2020: 4.9k2021: 4.9k2022: 5.3k2023: 5.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 5,359 for researchers in rd per million people in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Luxembourg peaked at 5,526 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,800, in 2000.

Luxembourg ranks 21st of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Researchers in rd per million people in Luxembourg, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 3,800
2003 4,346 +14.3%
2004 4,462 +2.7%
2005 4,826 +8.2%
2006 4,377 -9.3%
2007 4,619 +5.5%
2008 4,725 +2.3%
2009 4,852 +2.7%
2010 5,200 +7.2%
2011 5,526 +6.3%
2012 4,402 -20.3%
2013 4,662 +5.9%
2014 4,783 +2.6%
2015 4,636 -3.1%
2016 4,802 +3.6%
2017 4,969 +3.5%
2018 4,755 -4.3%
2019 5,091 +7.1%
2020 4,921 -3.3%
2021 4,939 +0.4%
2022 5,312 +7.5%
2023 5,359 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,501 3,800 4,852 8
2010s 4,883 4,402 5,526 10
2020s 5,133 4,921 5,359 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 18 Japan 5,609 compare
  2. 19 New Zealand 5,435 compare
  3. 20 France 5,369 compare
  4. 22 Greece 5,283 compare
  5. 23 United States 4,937 compare
  6. 24 Estonia 4,800 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers in rd per million people in Luxembourg?
Researchers in rd per million people in Luxembourg was 5,359 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 5,526 in 2011.
What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 3,800 in 2000.
How does Luxembourg rank for researchers in rd per million people?
Luxembourg ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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