Number of R&D researchers per million people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 32.94 per million people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Madagascar, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of r&d researchers per million people in Madagascar is 32.94 per million people, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Madagascar peaked at 50.27 per million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.98 per million people, in 1998.
Madagascar ranks 98th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.98 per million people | — |
| 1999 | 14.42 per million people | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 14.76 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 49 per million people | +232.0% |
| 2002 | 45.57 per million people | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 45.71 per million people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.25 per million people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 46.56 per million people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.24 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.8 per million people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.11 per million people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 43.8 per million people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 50.27 per million people | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 49.15 per million people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.87 per million people | -51.4% |
| 2017 | 29.61 per million people | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 32.94 per million people | +11.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 32.94 per million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.68 per million people, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 32.94 per million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.42 per million people, 45% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of R&D researchers per million people in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +232.0% | 14.76 per million people | 49 per million people |
| 2016 | -51.4% | 49.15 per million people | 23.87 per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2 per million people | 13.98 per million people | 14.42 per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.98 per million people | 14.76 per million people | 49 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.17 per million people | 23.87 per million people | 50.27 per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 22 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Madagascar?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Madagascar was 32.94 per million people in 2018, according to UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.27 per million people in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.98 per million people in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Madagascar ranks 98th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of R&D researchers per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Professionals engaged in conceiving or creating new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems.