Researchers in R&D (per million people)
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The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
🌍 World Average (2023):1,633
All Countries — Latest Data
144 countries1🇱🇮Liechtenstein18,13020232🇰🇷Korea, Rep.9,43520223🇩🇰Denmark8,73620224🇸🇪Sweden8,62420225🇫🇮Finland8,07320226🇸🇬Singapore7,91720217🇳🇴Norway7,39520228🇧🇪Belgium6,98320229🇮🇸Iceland6,864202210🇦🇹Austria6,659202211🇳🇱Netherlands6,319202212🇨🇭Switzerland6,021202113🇩🇪Germany5,787202214🇵🇹Portugal5,687202215🇯🇵Japan5,630202216🇮🇪Ireland5,512202217🇨🇦Canada5,412202118🇸🇮Slovenia5,370202219🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China5,274202320🇫🇷France5,182202221🇳🇿New Zealand5,095202122🇬🇷Greece4,927202223🇱🇺Luxembourg4,879202224🇺🇸United States4,825202125🇭🇺Hungary4,725202226🇨🇿Czechia4,697202227🇪🇪Estonia4,655202228🇦🇺Australia4,569201029🇬🇧United Kingdom4,473201730🇱🇹Lithuania4,154202231🇲🇴Macao SAR, China3,827202332🇵🇱Poland3,721202233🇪🇸Spain3,387202234🇸🇰Slovak Republic3,387202235🇮🇹Italy2,796202236🇷🇺Russian Federation2,684202237🇦🇪United Arab Emirates2,607202138🇧🇬Bulgaria2,557202239🇭🇷Croatia2,534202240🇷🇸Serbia2,515202341🇹🇷Turkiye2,479202242🇲🇹Malta2,428202243🇱🇻Latvia2,270202244🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.2,240202145🇨🇺Cuba1,968202346🇹🇭Thailand1,863202247🇨🇳China1,849202248🇫🇴Faroe Islands1,825200349🇬🇪Georgia1,768202350🇨🇾Cyprus1,728202251🇹🇳Tunisia1,704202252🇦🇿Azerbaijan1,663202353🇧🇾Belarus1,504202354🇦🇷Argentina1,296202255🇸🇦Saudi Arabia1,121202356🇲🇦Morocco1,083201657🇦🇲Armenia1,040202358🇷🇴Romania999202259🇶🇦Qatar948202160🇲🇰North Macedonia922202361🇧🇷Brazil903201462🇺🇾Uruguay902202363🇲🇺Mauritius853202364🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.845202365🇩🇿Algeria822201766🇻🇳Viet Nam768202167🇲🇪Montenegro764201968🇲🇩Moldova717202369🇲🇾Malaysia712202070🇬🇱Greenland702200471🇰🇿Kazakhstan693202372🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina670202373🇴🇲Oman655202374🇨🇱Chile639202175🇺🇦Ukraine586202276🌐West Bank and Gaza584201377🇯🇴Jordan576201778🇸🇳Senegal572201579🇺🇿Uzbekistan542202380🇲🇳Mongolia535202281🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam506202282🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago493202283🇵🇰Pakistan474202384🇨🇷Costa Rica462202285🇿🇦South Africa444202286🇪🇨Ecuador400201487🇮🇩Indonesia395202088🇧🇭Bahrain384201489🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)332201590🇲🇨Monaco310200591🇬🇺Guam292200592🇲🇽Mexico272202393🇮🇳India259202094🇵🇦Panama253202395🇳🇦Namibia225202296🇰🇪Kenya201202397🇭🇳Honduras188201998🇻🇪Venezuela, RB180202399🇧🇼Botswana1802013100🇵🇭Philippines1702018101🇮🇶Iraq1642021102🇰🇼Kuwait1592023103🇦🇱Albania1552008104🇸🇨Seychelles1472005105🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic1402022106🇸🇿Eswatini1382015107🇵🇾Paraguay1332022108🇷🇼Rwanda1332023109🇨🇬Congo, Rep.1272022110🇨🇻Cabo Verde1252014111🇦🇸American Samoa1062005112🇿🇼Zimbabwe95.132012113🇱🇰Sri Lanka94.492022114🇨🇴Colombia90.252017115🇪🇹Ethiopia89.042017116🇬🇭Ghana87.482015117🇳🇮Nicaragua71.271997118🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire63.992005119🇧🇴Bolivia63.062021120🇳🇵Nepal59.662002121🇸🇻El Salvador57.622022122🇹🇩Chad56.722016123🇬🇲Gambia, The50.862018124🇲🇼Malawi50.112010125🇧🇫Burkina Faso46.582010126🇲🇿Mozambique44.412015127🇿🇲Zambia41.902008128🇹🇬Togo41.392023129🇵🇬Papua New Guinea33.162016130🇲🇬Madagascar32.942018131🇰🇭Cambodia30.392015132🇲🇱Mali28.672021133🇲🇲Myanmar28.012023134🇳🇪Niger26.942013135🇱🇸Lesotho23.732015136🇧🇮Burundi22.482018137🇳🇬Nigeria22.122019138🇩🇴Dominican Republic20.042022139🇹🇿Tanzania19.322013140🇦🇴Angola18.942016141🇱🇦Lao PDR15.632002142🇬🇹Guatemala14.532021143🇺🇬Uganda12.442023144🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.10.112015