Number of R&D researchers per million people in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 28.01 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Myanmar, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 28.01 per million people for number of r&d researchers per million people in 2023.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Myanmar peaked at 34.12 per million people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.58 per million people, in 1997.
Myanmar ranks 100th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.58 per million people | — |
| 1998 | 7.64 per million people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.45 per million people | +49.9% |
| 2001 | 12.61 per million people | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 18.19 per million people | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 30.02 per million people | +65.0% |
| 2018 | 34.12 per million people | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 30.41 per million people | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 32.81 per million people | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 19.11 per million people | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 26.4 per million people | +38.1% |
| 2023 | 28.01 per million people | +6.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 28.01 per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321.64 per million people, 9% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 28.01 per million people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,338 per million people, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 per million people | 7.58 per million people | 11.45 per million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.4 per million people | 12.61 per million people | 18.19 per million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.51 per million people | 30.02 per million people | 34.12 per million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.58 per million people | 19.11 per million people | 32.81 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More science & technology data for Myanmar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 114.33 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 100.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 233.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Myanmar?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Myanmar was 28.01 per million people in 2023, 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.12 per million people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.58 per million people in 1997.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Myanmar ranks 100th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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