Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Australia
Australia: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Australia, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.002 units per person for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1996.
That places Australia 4th out of 197 countries 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.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per person | -8.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.002 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0009 units per person, 2.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.002 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 32.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More science & technology data for Australia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Australia?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Australia was 0.002 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.