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Indicator : Researchers in R&D (per million people) (People)
Description : Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
Source : The World Bank
CHART TYPE Disabled in table mode
INDICATOR TYPE
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  • All
  • African Countries
  • Asia Nano forum (ANF)
  • Asian Countries
  • Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
  • European Countries
  • European Union
  • Latin American Countries
  • Middle East
  • North American Countries
  • Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
COUNTRIES
YEAR

Researchers in R&D (per million people) (People)

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1 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 405 375 347 369 386 612 737 799 777 694 666 667 637 689 630
2 Albania Albania 157
3 Algeria Algeria 168 819
4 Angola Angola 47 19
5 Argentina Argentina 720 769 814 886 968 1,028 1,033 1,121 1,181 1,203 1,198 1,207 1,231 1,260 1,210 1,224 1,231
6 Australia Australia 4,039 4,232 4,335 4,531
7 Austria Austria 3,171 3,457 3,531 3,816 4,142 4,146 4,359 4,390 4,669 4,725 4,948 5,019 5,372 5,388 5,639 5,895 5,751
8 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1,719 1,735
9 Bahrain Bahrain 50 369
10 Belarus Belarus 1,466
11 Belgium Belgium 3,001 3,128 3,138 3,281 3,393 3,412 3,522 3,736 3,876 4,113 4,156 4,529 4,711 4,781 4,730 5,004 5,253 5,750
12 Bolivia Bolivia 146 166
13 Bosnia Bosnia 61 63 66 175 194 160 234 292 365 420 485 471 460 452
14 Brazil Brazil 496 545 580 589 603 619 656 698 738 788 838 888
15 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1,223 1,262 1,309 1,356 1,480 1,515 1,604 1,482 1,613 1,541 1,684 1,822 1,977 2,237 2,125 2,343 2,420 2,402
16 Canada Canada 3,901 4,082 4,238 4,313 4,588 4,712 4,451 4,649 4,780 4,627 4,623 4,542 4,523 4,370 4,423 4,516
17 Chile Chile 337 358 289 320 353 391 335 427 455 493 493 523 510
18 China China 667 712 857 932 1,079 1,200 864 903 958 1,014 1,066 1,089 1,151 1,197 1,225 1,307 1,471 1,585
19 Colombia Colombia 140 156 126 143 161 176 183 193 177 148 57 58 70 89 88
20 Costa rica Costa rica 132 108 124 263 998 1,233 406 337 355 568 495 525 380 345
21 Croatia Croatia 1,315 1,605 1,308 1,323 1,407 1,542 1,601 1,646 1,587 1,557 1,527 1,437 1,504 1,851 1,868 1,921 2,135 2,220
22 Cyprus Cyprus 491 574 660 714 752 748 801 820 1,064 1,017 1,036 1,065 1,009 1,051 1,196 1,389 1,635 1,691
23 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1,550 1,598 2,362 2,557 2,699 2,865 2,749 2,782 2,904 3,139 3,237 3,403 3,592 3,516 3,682 3,863 3,976 4,128
24 Denmark Denmark 4,621 4,845 5,201 5,302 5,519 6,497 6,660 6,744 7,018 7,143 7,071 7,311 7,528 7,847 7,670 7,636 7,739 7,692
25 Ecuador Ecuador 50 71 65 103 118 141 180 281 351 399
26 Egypt Egypt 636 442 437 497 492 517 539 675 673 689 677 687 825 838
27 Estonia Estonia 2,232 2,498 2,457 2,603 2,745 2,970 3,229 3,061 3,398 3,463 3,341 3,284 3,183 3,295 3,543 3,755 3,768 3,846
28 Ethiopia Ethiopia 91
29 European Union European Union 3,130 3,252 3,332 3,387 3,532 3,653 3,858 4,024 4,171 4,258
30 Finland Finland 8,008 7,846 7,545 7,673 7,373 7,692 7,649 7,717 7,422 7,474 7,207 7,009 6,845 6,531 6,722 6,861 7,228 7,527
31 France France 3,203 3,340 3,307 3,418 3,580 3,654 3,741 3,868 3,942 4,073 4,155 4,234 4,307 4,415 4,570 4,700 4,812 4,926
32 Georgia Georgia 566 1,059 1,280 1,307 1,307 1,464 1,699 1,712
33 Germany Germany 3,261 3,274 3,350 3,452 3,597 3,752 3,941 4,078 4,189 4,352 4,367 4,321 4,744 4,862 5,077 5,217 5,396 5,393
34 Greece Greece 1,407 1,770 1,794 1,888 2,279 2,300 2,721 2,792 3,256 2,770 3,311 3,487 3,731 4,010
35 Honduras Honduras 35
36 Hungary Hungary 1,498 1,474 1,573 1,741 1,728 1,841 1,999 2,131 2,326 2,416 2,546 2,673 2,589 2,646 2,922 3,874 4,057 4,358
37 Iceland Iceland 6,617 7,262 7,976 7,230 7,443 7,970 6,981 5,648 5,888 6,640 6,131 6,088
38 India India 135 157 216 253
39 Indonesia Indonesia 90 179 215 216 388 396
40 Iran Iran 713 748 712 738 697 679 825 1,475 1,659
41 Iraq Iraq 371 381 402 416 441 70 66 65 106 111 123 141
42 Ireland Ireland 2,503 2,695 2,756 2,835 2,893 3,237 3,113 3,070 3,326 4,854 5,136 5,304 5,271 5,178 5,143 4,733 4,821 4,769
43 Italy Italy 1,215 1,236 1,406 1,501 1,573 1,614 1,713 1,736 1,781 1,849 1,931 1,956 2,078 2,204 2,314 2,512 2,656 2,672
44 Japan Japan 5,170 5,176 5,360 5,387 5,378 5,158 5,148 5,153 5,110 5,033 5,147 5,328 5,173 5,209 5,304 5,331 5,375 5,455
45 Jordan Jordan 252 592 596
46 Kenya Kenya 57 231
47 Kuwait Kuwait 168 170 170 164 186 149 140 133 130 131 620 396 478 502 514 184 174
48 Latvia Latvia 1,372 1,433 1,473 1,789 1,914 2,038 1,710 1,864 1,885 1,887 1,773 1,854 1,809 1,597 1,785 1,792 1,905 2,159
49 Lithuania Lithuania 1,916 2,143 2,284 2,414 2,594 2,619 2,676 2,754 2,721 2,634 2,844 3,054 2,786 2,950 3,072 3,191 3,490 3,728
50 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4,367 4,504 4,864 4,412 4,636 4,716 4,829 5,145 5,451 4,352 4,614 4,741 4,480 4,777 4,960 4,738 5,077 4,920
51 Malaysia Malaysia 495 369 601 1,070 1,467 1,649 1,791 2,054 2,308 2,397 2,185
52 Malta Malta 2,055 2,130 2,063 2,132 2,296
53 Mexico Mexico 323 378 400 326 335 327 368 312 344 248 252 260 281 315 314 311 327 349
54 Moldova Moldova 702 712 621 605 628 713 699 663 777 769 737 747 758 927 941 918 836 789
55 Montenegro Montenegro 716 703 763 747
56 Morocco Morocco 651 644 660 725 845 850 1,024 1,074
57 Myanmar Myanmar 29 33 30 32
58 Netherlands Netherlands 2,714 2,983 2,930 3,241 3,101 3,071 2,833 3,229 3,664 4,361 4,552 4,513 4,673 5,159 5,348 5,597 5,715 5,912
59 New Zealand New Zealand 3,935 3,141 3,445 3,719 3,689 3,961 5,418 5,104 5,854
60 Nigeria Nigeria 39
61 Norway Norway 4,507 4,504 4,584 4,838 5,163 5,360 5,439 5,408 5,502 5,553 5,574 5,686 5,891 6,078 6,350 6,433 6,674 6,699
62 Oman Oman 149 173 132 178 213 240 242 281 355 335
63 Pakistan Pakistan 83 165 166 143 158 279 336 383
64 Panama Panama 97 96 104 105 166 132 111 117 118 38 39
65 Paraguay Paraguay 81 86 72 77 50 168 152 183 121 135 140 156
66 Philippines Philippines 71 80 78 82 84 187 106 174
67 Poland Poland 1,534 1,596 1,616 1,548 1,595 1,604 1,585 1,672 1,675 1,753 1,873 2,064 2,172 2,321 3,019 3,106 3,188 3,288
68 Portugal Portugal 1,934 1,969 2,016 2,344 2,671 3,820 3,761 3,923 4,168 4,037 3,611 3,662 3,730 4,005 4,368 4,646 4,906 5,215
69 Qatar Qatar 548 584 577
70 Romania Romania 956 973 1,072 897 896 935 940 974 791 891 923 904 876 912 891 882 896 953
71 Russia Russia 3,365 3,310 3,235 3,240 3,276 3,153 3,090 3,088 3,115 3,078 3,053 3,075 3,098 2,952 2,822 2,784 2,747 2,722
72 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 453
73 Senegal Senegal 260 275 370 361 564
74 Serbia Serbia 964 1,095 1,149 1,213 1,624 1,643 1,727 1,831 2,071 2,133 2,079 2,087 2,098 2,167
75 Singapore Singapore 4,901 5,134 5,292 5,425 5,769 5,741 6,149 6,307 6,405 6,357 6,603 6,632 7,007 6,935 6,815 6,825 7,287
76 Slovakia Slovakia 1,780 1,981 2,028 2,186 2,291 2,332 2,460 2,808 2,833 2,820 2,716 2,716 2,650 2,600 2,795 2,996 3,111 3,164
77 Slovenia Slovenia 1,893 2,017 2,631 2,920 3,098 3,463 3,645 3,753 4,277 4,317 4,220 4,147 3,814 3,914 4,479 4,845 5,055 4,932
78 South Africa South Africa 303 379 358 379 389 385 388 363 387 405 435 432 472 492 518 504 484
79 South Korea South Korea 3,244 3,336 3,777 4,175 4,604 4,868 5,001 5,380 5,803 6,304 6,393 6,826 7,013 7,086 7,498 7,980 8,408 8,714
80 Spain Spain 2,201 2,363 2,502 2,600 2,712 2,859 2,890 2,889 2,766 2,694 2,626 2,613 2,623 2,715 2,856 3,001 3,081 3,109
81 Sri lanka Sri lanka 137 93 99 106 110 99 106 107 106 106
82 Sweden Sweden 5,393 5,434 6,091 6,133 5,005 5,443 5,085 5,256 5,145 5,164 6,674 6,876 6,834 7,155 7,383 7,536 7,834 7,930
83 Switzerland Switzerland 3,451 3,288 4,469 5,272 5,236 5,552
84 Syria Syria 91
85 Thailand Thailand 277 311 322 331 539 791 964 865 1,208 1,350 1,758 1,790
86 Tunisia Tunisia 1,159 1,320 1,478 1,580 1,088 1,218 1,491 1,384 1,431 1,628 1,801 1,814 1,799 1,997 1,946 1,812 1,745 1,660
87 Turkey Turkey 492 504 577 621 714 751 811 890 982 1,100 1,173 1,161 1,212 1,255 1,379 1,533 1,624 1,775
88 UAE UAE 1,980 2,383 2,379 2,382 2,443
89 UK UK 3,635 3,823 4,129 4,188 4,132 4,084 4,116 4,091 3,926 3,970 4,119 4,228 4,320 4,358 4,435 4,554 4,684
90 Ukraine Ukraine 1,479 1,459 1,432 1,350 1,332 1,258 1,231 1,162 1,024 1,006 1,037 994 988 881 846
91 Uruguay Uruguay 274 481 549 614 632 635 643 661 679 691 696 729 767
92 USA USA 4,911 4,708 3,718 3,782 3,758 3,912 4,072 3,867 4,027 3,991 4,091 4,205 4,268 4,251 4,412 4,749 4,821
93 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 575 513 507 501 497 506 496 476 418 424
94 Venezuela Venezuela 95 105 121 146 163 187 182 200 233 296 364 273 249 300 237 291
95 Vietnam Vietnam 679 679 708 757
96 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 100
World World 1,207 1,282 1,411 1,592
Researchers in R&D (per million people) (People)