Researchers per million inhabitants in Singapore
Singapore: Researchers per million inhabitants was 8,782 FTE in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Singapore, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 8,782 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Singapore peaked at 8,782 FTE in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,532 FTE, in 1996.
Singapore ranks 4th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in Singapore, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,532 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 2,600 FTE | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2,952 FTE | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 3,196 FTE | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 4,168 FTE | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 4,104 FTE | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4,363 FTE | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 4,836 FTE | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 5,165 FTE | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5,651 FTE | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 5,786 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6,084 FTE | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5,916 FTE | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 6,220 FTE | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6,368 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6,579 FTE | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6,514 FTE | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,735 FTE | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,756 FTE | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7,135 FTE | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7,053 FTE | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,950 FTE | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,002 FTE | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7,510 FTE | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 7,503 FTE | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,956 FTE | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8,782 FTE | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,820 FTE | 2,532 FTE | 3,196 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 5,229 FTE | 4,104 FTE | 6,220 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,860 FTE | 6,368 FTE | 7,510 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,080 FTE | 7,503 FTE | 8,782 FTE | 3 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Singapore?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Singapore was 8,782 FTE in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 8,782 FTE in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,532 FTE in 1996.
- How does Singapore rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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