Researchers per million people in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had 4,473 researchers per million people in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2023.
United Kingdom, 2017
4,473
Change from 2016
+38per million people
World, 2020
1,652 per million people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2017
4,451 per million people
Researchers per million people in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | 1,652 per million people |
| 2018 | – | 1,524 per million people |
| 2017 | 4,473 per million people | – |
| 2016 | 4,435 per million people | – |
| 2015 | 4,390 per million people | 1,381 per million people |
| 2014 | 4,281 per million people | – |
| 2013 | 4,172 per million people | – |
| 2012 | 4,018 per million people | – |
| 2011 | 3,973 per million people | – |
| 2010 | 4,089 per million people | 1,267 per million people |
| 2009 | 4,113 per million people | – |
| 2008 | 4,077 per million people | – |
| 2007 | 4,123 per million people | – |
| 2006 | 4,176 per million people | – |
| 2005 | 4,118 per million people | 1,195 per million people |
| 2004 | 3,818 per million people | – |
| 2003 | 3,631 per million people | – |
| 2002 | 3,336 per million people | – |
| 2001 | 3,078 per million people | – |
| 2000 | 2,893 per million people | 1,081 per million people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +38 from 4,435 per million people in 2016.
- Since 2007, when it was 4,123 per million people, the figure has changed by +350.