Researchers per million inhabitants in Denmark
Denmark: Researchers per million inhabitants was 8,838 FTE in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Denmark, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers per million inhabitants in Denmark is 8,838 FTE, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Denmark peaked at 9,037 FTE in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,180 FTE, in 1996.
That places Denmark 3rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,355 FTE | 3,180 FTE | 3,565 FTE | 3 |
| 2000s | 5,236 FTE | 3,637 FTE | 6,675 FTE | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,382 FTE | 6,764 FTE | 7,852 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,309 FTE | 7,651 FTE | 9,037 FTE | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More science & technology data for Denmark
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 188.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.4681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 15,603 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Denmark?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Denmark was 8,838 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9,037 FTE in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,180 FTE in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Denmark ranks 3rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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