Researchers in rd per million people in United States of America
United States of America: Researchers in rd per million people was 4,937 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers in rd per million people in United States of America, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers in rd per million people in United States of America is 4,937, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in rd per million people in United States of America peaked at 4,937 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,207, in 1996.
United States of America ranks 23rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers in rd per million people in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,207 | — |
| 1997 | 3,311 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3,472 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 3,547 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3,556 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,599 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,646 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3,851 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3,710 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 3,635 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3,674 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3,624 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,751 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,878 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,644 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 3,755 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3,735 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,815 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,915 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,950 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,897 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,021 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 4,323 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4,367 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,568 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 4,901 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4,937 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,384 | 3,207 | 3,547 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,693 | 3,556 | 3,878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,942 | 3,644 | 4,367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,802 | 4,568 | 4,937 | 3 |
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More science & technology data for United States of America
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.19 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 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 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 42.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 430,843 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in rd per million people in United States of America?
- Researchers in rd per million people in United States of America was 4,937 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest researchers in rd per million people recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,937 in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers in rd per million people recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,207 in 1996.
- How does United States of America rank for researchers in rd per million people?
- United States of America ranks 23rd out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers in rd per million people rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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