Number of R&D researchers per million people in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of R&D researchers per million people was 937.57 per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Uruguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 937.57 per million people for number of r&d researchers per million people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of r&d researchers per million people in Uruguay peaked at 937.57 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 223.03 per million people, in 1999.
Uruguay ranks 58th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of R&D researchers per million people in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 223.03 per million people | — |
| 2000 | 282.63 per million people | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 378.97 per million people | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 433.23 per million people | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 565.96 per million people | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 637.84 per million people | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 628.68 per million people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 647.29 per million people | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 651.5 per million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 664.34 per million people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 687.09 per million people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 739.47 per million people | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 756.68 per million people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 787.07 per million people | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 803.42 per million people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 820.56 per million people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 845.82 per million people | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 880.3 per million people | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 902.42 per million people | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 937.57 per million people | +3.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 937.57 per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,601 per million people, 20% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 937.57 per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 419.25 per million people, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of R&D researchers per million people in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +34.1% | 282.63 per million people | 378.97 per million people |
| 2009 | +30.6% | 433.23 per million people | 565.96 per million people |
| 2000 | +26.7% | 223.03 per million people | 282.63 per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223.03 per million people | 223.03 per million people | 223.03 per million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 415.2 per million people | 282.63 per million people | 565.96 per million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 700.34 per million people | 628.68 per million people | 803.42 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 877.33 per million people | 820.56 per million people | 937.57 per million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of r&d researchers per million people in Uruguay?
- Number of r&d researchers per million people in Uruguay was 937.57 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 937.57 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of r&d researchers per million people recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 223.03 per million people in 1999.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of r&d researchers per million people?
- Uruguay ranks 58th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of r&d researchers per million people rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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