Researchers per million people in Germany
Germany had 5,926 researchers per million people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
Germany, 2023
5,926
Change from 2022
+124per million people
European Union, 2023
4,741 per million people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
4,800 per million people
Position in 2023
13th of 76
Researchers per million people in Germany over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Researchers per million people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,926 per million people | 4,741 per million people |
| 2022 | 5,802 per million people | 4,624 per million people |
| 2021 | 5,521 per million people | 4,404 per million people |
| 2020 | 5,390 per million people | 4,225 per million people |
| 2019 | 5,399 per million people | 4,156 per million people |
| 2018 | 5,209 per million people | 4,011 per million people |
| 2017 | 5,058 per million people | 3,847 per million people |
| 2016 | 4,840 per million people | 3,645 per million people |
| 2015 | 4,755 per million people | 3,545 per million people |
| 2014 | 4,336 per million people | 3,404 per million people |
| 2013 | 4,380 per million people | 3,344 per million people |
| 2012 | 4,356 per million people | 3,246 per million people |
| 2011 | 4,192 per million people | 3,124 per million people |
| 2010 | 4,056 per million people | 3,088 per million people |
| 2009 | 3,917 per million people | 2,986 per million people |
| 2008 | 3,727 per million people | 2,932 per million people |
| 2007 | 3,574 per million people | 2,771 per million people |
| 2006 | 3,412 per million people | 2,690 per million people |
| 2005 | 3,316 per million people | 2,601 per million people |
| 2004 | 3,291 per million people | 2,527 per million people |
| 2003 | 3,275 per million people | 2,338 per million people |
| 2002 | 3,241 per million people | 2,264 per million people |
| 2001 | 3,230 per million people | 2,234 per million people |
| 2000 | 3,154 per million people | 2,117 per million people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +124 from 5,802 per million people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4,380 per million people, the figure has changed by +1,546.
- Among the 76 countries with data for 2023, Germany has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 4,741 per million people.
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Researchers as a share of the labour force
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European patent applications
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