Canada - Researchers in Research and Development
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
The value for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in Canada was 4,326 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,780 in 2011 and a minimum value of 3,072 in 1996.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,072 |
| 1997 | 3,133 |
| 1998 | 3,171 |
| 1999 | 3,255 |
| 2000 | 3,527 |
| 2001 | 3,708 |
| 2002 | 3,719 |
| 2003 | 3,914 |
| 2004 | 4,098 |
| 2005 | 4,250 |
| 2006 | 4,323 |
| 2007 | 4,595 |
| 2008 | 4,715 |
| 2009 | 4,451 |
| 2010 | 4,646 |
| 2011 | 4,780 |
| 2012 | 4,627 |
| 2013 | 4,623 |
| 2014 | 4,542 |
| 2015 | 4,523 |
| 2016 | 4,370 |
| 2017 | 4,326 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology
