Researchers per million people — all countries

Researchers per million people — ASEAN

Researchers per million people in ASEAN in 2020 — 649 per 1M. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 308.7%.

2020 649 per 1M +3.83% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 760 per 1M2015
Period minimum 159 per 1M2002

Trend over time

2002–2020 · per million people

Researchers per million people — ASEAN, 2002–2020020040060080020022004200620082010201220142016201820202002: 159 per 1M2015: 760 per 1M2018: 572 per 1M2019: 625 per 1M2020: 649 per 1M
Change over the period: +490 (+308.74%) Average annual rate: 8.14 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 649 per 1M
World 1,652 per 1M
Researchers per million people — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1M Change Change, %
2020 649 +24 +3.83%
2019 625 +53 +9.32%
2018 572
2015 760
2002 159

About the indicator

The number of researchers (professionals engaged in creating new knowledge, products and methods) per million people, in full-time equivalent. Doctoral students who conduct research are included. Conversion to full-time equivalent makes it possible to compare countries in which the share of part-time work in research differs.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.