Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Researchers per million inhabitants was 4,516 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 4,516 FTE. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 4,516 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,898 FTE, in 1997.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 6th of 50 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,918 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 2,898 FTE | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,951 FTE | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3,018 FTE | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3,062 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3,115 FTE | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,132 FTE | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,242 FTE | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3,253 FTE | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,306 FTE | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,360 FTE | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,388 FTE | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,437 FTE | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,480 FTE | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,467 FTE | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,526 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,564 FTE | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,636 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,709 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3,767 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,774 FTE | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,873 FTE | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4,025 FTE | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 4,099 FTE | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4,190 FTE | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,359 FTE | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4,454 FTE | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4,516 FTE | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,946 FTE | 2,898 FTE | 3,018 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,277 FTE | 3,062 FTE | 3,480 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,744 FTE | 3,467 FTE | 4,099 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,380 FTE | 4,190 FTE | 4,516 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developed Regions was 4,516 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 4,516 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,898 FTE in 1997.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 6th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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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February 2026 Data Release