Number of R&D researchers per million people in Mexico
Mexico: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 438.25 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Mexico, 1996–2024
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 Mexico is 438.25 per million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Mexico peaked at 438.25 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 217.03 per million people, in 1996.
Mexico ranks 77th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Mexico, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 217.03 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 229.69 per million people | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 219.75 per million people | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 227.08 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 227.09 per million people | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 235.39 per million people | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 308.76 per million people | +31.2% |
| 2003 | 328.13 per million people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 383.11 per million people | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 417.9 per million people | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 340.44 per million people | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 351.25 per million people | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 343.53 per million people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 386.5 per million people | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 341.24 per million people | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 348.03 per million people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 250.69 per million people | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 254.47 per million people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 262.92 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 284.58 per million people | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 319.55 per million people | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 330.65 per million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 342.56 per million people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 355.3 per million people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 369.04 per million people | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 384.76 per million people | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 401.93 per million people | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 419.44 per million people | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 438.25 per million people | +4.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 438.25 per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 758.01 per million people, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 438.25 per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 419.25 per million people, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of R&D researchers per million people in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -28.0% | 348.03 per million people | 250.69 per million people |
| 2002 | +31.2% | 235.39 per million people | 308.76 per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223.39 per million people | 217.03 per million people | 229.69 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 332.21 per million people | 227.09 per million people | 417.9 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 309 per million people | 250.69 per million people | 355.3 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.68 per million people | 369.04 per million people | 438.25 per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More science & technology data for Mexico
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 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 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 15,017 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 15,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Mexico?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Mexico was 438.25 per million people in 2024, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 438.25 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.03 per million people in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.
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