Researchers per million people in India
India had 259 researchers per million people in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
The latest value for India is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2023.
India, 2020
259
Change from 2018
+9per million people
World, 2020
1,652 per million people
Median of G20 countries, 2020
2,290 per million people
Researchers per million people in India 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 | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 259 per million people | 1,652 per million people |
| 2018 | 250 per million people | 1,524 per million people |
| 2015 | 214 per million people | 1,381 per million people |
| 2010 | 156 per million people | 1,267 per million people |
| 2005 | 135 per million people | 1,195 per million people |
| 2000 | 111 per million people | 1,081 per million people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 250 per million people in 2018, a change of +9.
- Since 1996, when it was 154 per million people, the figure has changed by +105.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 1,652 per million people.