Researchers per million inhabitants in Austria
Austria: Researchers per million inhabitants was 6,634 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Austria, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Austria recorded 6,634 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Austria peaked at 6,634 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,347 FTE, in 1998.
That places Austria 7th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,347 FTE | 2,347 FTE | 2,347 FTE | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,617 FTE | 2,992 FTE | 4,158 FTE | 7 |
| 2010s | 5,085 FTE | 4,379 FTE | 5,959 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,355 FTE | 5,829 FTE | 6,634 FTE | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Austria?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Austria was 6,634 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,634 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,347 FTE in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release