Researchers per million inhabitants in Greece
Greece: Researchers per million inhabitants was 5,283 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Greece, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Greece recorded 5,283 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Greece peaked at 5,283 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,035 FTE, in 1997.
Greece ranks 22nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,206 FTE | 1,035 FTE | 1,378 FTE | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,653 FTE | 1,329 FTE | 1,905 FTE | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,897 FTE | 2,217 FTE | 3,645 FTE | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,616 FTE | 4,008 FTE | 5,283 FTE | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 19 New Zealand 5,435 FTE compare
- 20 France 5,369 FTE compare
- 21 Luxembourg 5,359 FTE compare
- 23 United States of America 4,937 FTE compare
- 24 Estonia 4,800 FTE compare
- 25 Macau (China) 4,634 FTE compare
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Greece?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Greece was 5,283 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,283 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035 FTE in 1997.
- How does Greece rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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