Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants was 4,692 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers per million inhabitants in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 4,692 FTE. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 4,692 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,828 FTE, in 1996.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 5th out of 50 groups 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,828 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 2,839 FTE | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,889 FTE | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,960 FTE | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3,010 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,087 FTE | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3,112 FTE | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,228 FTE | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3,243 FTE | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,316 FTE | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3,386 FTE | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3,434 FTE | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,486 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,536 FTE | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,543 FTE | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,619 FTE | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,673 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,744 FTE | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,832 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3,888 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,896 FTE | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,000 FTE | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,160 FTE | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 4,253 FTE | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,350 FTE | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,536 FTE | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 4,650 FTE | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4,692 FTE | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,879 FTE | 2,828 FTE | 2,960 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,284 FTE | 3,010 FTE | 3,536 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,861 FTE | 3,543 FTE | 4,253 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,557 FTE | 4,350 FTE | 4,692 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 4,692 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,692 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,828 FTE in 1996.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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