Researchers in rd per million people in Portugal
Portugal: Researchers in rd per million people was 5,983 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in rd per million people in Portugal, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers in rd per million people in Portugal is 5,983, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in Portugal peaked at 5,983 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,256, in 1996.
Portugal ranks 11th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in rd per million people in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,256 | — |
| 1997 | 1,352 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1,450 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 1,547 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1,634 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1,717 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1,828 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1,939 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,976 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,013 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,345 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 2,674 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 3,827 | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 3,769 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,924 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 4,166 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4,032 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3,606 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 3,658 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,725 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,992 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 4,348 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 4,614 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 4,859 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 5,131 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5,431 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 5,687 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 5,983 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,401 | 1,256 | 1,547 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,372 | 1,634 | 3,827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,092 | 3,606 | 4,859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,558 | 5,131 | 5,983 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 8 Netherlands 6,563 compare
- 9 Switzerland 6,108 compare
- 10 Belgium 5,990 compare
- 12 Iceland 5,953 compare
- 13 Germany 5,926 compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 5,874 compare
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in rd per million people in Portugal?
- Researchers in rd per million people in Portugal was 5,983 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,983 in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,256 in 1996.
- How does Portugal rank for researchers in rd per million people?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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