OECD members - Researchers in Research and Development
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
The value for Researchers in R&D (per million people) in OECD members was 4,063 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,063 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2,478 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 | 2,478 |
| 1997 | 2,504 |
| 1998 | 2,588 |
| 1999 | 2,652 |
| 2000 | 2,706 |
| 2001 | 2,784 |
| 2002 | 2,826 |
| 2003 | 2,953 |
| 2004 | 3,034 |
| 2005 | 3,090 |
| 2006 | 3,191 |
| 2007 | 3,180 |
| 2008 | 3,276 |
| 2009 | 3,319 |
| 2010 | 3,339 |
| 2011 | 3,390 |
| 2012 | 3,432 |
| 2013 | 3,378 |
| 2014 | 3,458 |
| 2015 | 3,538 |
| 2016 | 3,551 |
| 2017 | 4,063 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology
