Denmark's researchers in R&D (per million people) was 8,838 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 24.2% from 7,115 in 2013 (2.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8,838 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 7,598 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 7,115 | 2013 |
| Highest | 9,037 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 3,180 | 1996 |
| Average since 2014 | 7,895 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 3,180 | 1996 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Denmark's researchers in R&D (per million people) fell 199.95 on 2022 (from 9,037 to 8,838).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +251.83 and a typical year strayed about 393.37 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,329 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 204.44 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 139.39 a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Denmark had the 4th highest value of the 43 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 8,838 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 3,715 | 2023 |
| High income | 4,607 | 2022 |
Closest to Denmark in the 2023 ranking
- Korea, Rep. — 1st of 43: 9,472
- Sweden — 2nd of 43: 8,911
- Finland — 4th of 43: 8,315
- Norway — 5th of 43: 7,451
- Austria — 6th of 43: 6,634
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Estimates of the resources allocated to R&D are affected by national characteristics such as the periodicity and coverage of national R&D surveys across institutional sectors and industries; and the use of different sampling and estimation methods. R&D typically involves a few large performers, hence R&D surveys use various techniques to maintain up-to-date registers of known performers, while attempting to identify new or occasional performers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | Researchers in R&D (per million people) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,838 |
| 2022 | 9,037 |
| 2021 | 7,708 |
| 2020 | 7,651 |
| 2019 | 7,694 |
| 2018 | 7,598 |
| 2017 | 7,648 |
| 2016 | 7,852 |
| 2015 | 7,566 |
| 2014 | 7,358 |
| 2013 |
Researchers in R&D (per million people) in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for Denmark
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 697,867 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 126.69 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 204 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 987 (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 99.77% (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 59.12% (2024)
- Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.05% (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Denmark's researchers in R&D (per million people)?
- 8,838 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 177.9% from 3,180 in 1996 (3.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 9,037 in 2022 and the lowest 3,180 in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank?
- 4th highest of 43 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in researchers in R&D (per million people) unusual for Denmark?
- In 2023, Denmark's researchers in R&D (per million people) fell 199.95 on 2022 (from 9,037 to 8,838). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +251.83 and a typical year strayed about 393.37 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), date accessed: 2025-03-26, date published: 2025-02 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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