Researchers per million inhabitants in Spain
Spain: Researchers per million inhabitants was 3,654 FTE in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Spain, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers per million inhabitants in Spain stood at 3,654 FTE. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Spain peaked at 3,654 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,286 FTE, in 1996.
Spain ranks 32nd of 103 countries 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 | 1,405 FTE | 1,286 FTE | 1,512 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,396 FTE | 1,874 FTE | 2,877 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,780 FTE | 2,614 FTE | 3,048 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,331 FTE | 3,052 FTE | 3,654 FTE | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Spain?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Spain was 3,654 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,654 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,286 FTE in 1996.
- How does Spain rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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