Researchers per million inhabitants in Canada
Canada: Researchers per million inhabitants was 5,624 FTE in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Canada, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Canada recorded 5,624 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Canada peaked at 5,624 FTE in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,056 FTE, in 1996.
That places Canada 16th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,140 FTE | 3,056 FTE | 3,238 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,120 FTE | 3,510 FTE | 4,726 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,627 FTE | 4,400 FTE | 4,851 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,429 FTE | 5,156 FTE | 5,624 FTE | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 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 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 63,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Canada?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Canada was 5,624 FTE in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,624 FTE in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,056 FTE in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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