Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Researchers per million inhabitants was 70.05 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 70.05 FTE, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 70.05 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.15 FTE, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 50th of 50 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.24 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 41.15 FTE | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.18 FTE | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.49 FTE | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 41.25 FTE | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.43 FTE | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 43.77 FTE | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 44.37 FTE | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.94 FTE | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.64 FTE | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 47.25 FTE | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.31 FTE | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 51.67 FTE | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 53.65 FTE | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 56.06 FTE | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 57.19 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 58.09 FTE | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.21 FTE | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 61.43 FTE | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 64.27 FTE | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 65.54 FTE | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 67.83 FTE | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 69.06 FTE | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.17 FTE | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.45 FTE | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.55 FTE | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 68.96 FTE | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.05 FTE | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.27 FTE | 41.15 FTE | 41.49 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.43 FTE | 41.25 FTE | 53.65 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.78 FTE | 56.06 FTE | 69.17 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.25 FTE | 68.55 FTE | 70.05 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 70.05 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 70.05 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.15 FTE in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 50th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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