Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants was 1,524 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 1,524 FTE, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 1,524 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 308.97 FTE, in 1998.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 50 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 348.6 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 342.2 FTE | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 308.97 FTE | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 320.04 FTE | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 365.62 FTE | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 379.56 FTE | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 403.86 FTE | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 421.65 FTE | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 448.55 FTE | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 506.05 FTE | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 534.22 FTE | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 590.38 FTE | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 639 FTE | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 680.32 FTE | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 712.07 FTE | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 761.12 FTE | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 801.32 FTE | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 838.42 FTE | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 858.23 FTE | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 898.03 FTE | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 957.14 FTE | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 993.67 FTE | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,059 FTE | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,162 FTE | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1,240 FTE | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1,297 FTE | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,395 FTE | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1,524 FTE | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 329.95 FTE | 308.97 FTE | 348.6 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 496.92 FTE | 365.62 FTE | 680.32 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 904.13 FTE | 712.07 FTE | 1,162 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,364 FTE | 1,240 FTE | 1,524 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 1,524 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,524 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 308.97 FTE in 1998.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle 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