Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Researchers per million inhabitants was 4,371 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 4,371 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4,371 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,630 FTE, in 1997.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 7th out of 50 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,658 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 2,630 FTE | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,664 FTE | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,734 FTE | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,795 FTE | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2,852 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,899 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2,997 FTE | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,009 FTE | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,044 FTE | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,102 FTE | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,135 FTE | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3,216 FTE | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3,266 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,252 FTE | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,318 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3,363 FTE | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,432 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,494 FTE | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,576 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,581 FTE | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,682 FTE | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,851 FTE | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3,929 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4,023 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4,196 FTE | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 4,299 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,371 FTE | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,672 FTE | 2,630 FTE | 2,734 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,032 FTE | 2,795 FTE | 3,266 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,548 FTE | 3,252 FTE | 3,929 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,222 FTE | 4,023 FTE | 4,371 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 4,371 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,371 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,630 FTE in 1997.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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