Researchers per million inhabitants in Netherlands
Netherlands: Researchers per million inhabitants was 6,563 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,563 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Netherlands peaked at 6,563 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,278 FTE, in 1996.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,278 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 2,427 FTE | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 2,478 FTE | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,632 FTE | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 2,638 FTE | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,828 FTE | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 2,701 FTE | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,682 FTE | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,951 FTE | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 2,909 FTE | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,225 FTE | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 3,093 FTE | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,064 FTE | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,822 FTE | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 3,210 FTE | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 3,648 FTE | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 4,336 FTE | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 4,887 FTE | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 4,926 FTE | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,892 FTE | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,109 FTE | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 5,273 FTE | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,497 FTE | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5,592 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5,799 FTE | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 6,004 FTE | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 6,319 FTE | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 6,563 FTE | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,454 FTE | 2,278 FTE | 2,632 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,891 FTE | 2,638 FTE | 3,225 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,737 FTE | 3,210 FTE | 5,592 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,171 FTE | 5,799 FTE | 6,563 FTE | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 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 23.43 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Netherlands?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Netherlands was 6,563 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,563 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,278 FTE in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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