Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Researchers per million inhabitants was 906.25 FTE in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developing Regions, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 906.25 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 906.25 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 229.35 FTE, in 1998.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 28th of 50 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240.91 FTE | 229.35 FTE | 249.38 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 347.35 FTE | 260.4 FTE | 456.12 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.03 FTE | 477.68 FTE | 741.3 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 835.52 FTE | 777.22 FTE | 906.25 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in MDG: Developing Regions was 906.25 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 906.25 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 229.35 FTE in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 28th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release