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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Researchers

Researchers per million people. Growing in absolute terms — India trains a great many scientists and engineers — but thin per head, the human side of the R&D spending gap.

Latest
259.26
2020
Published by
World Bank / UNESCO
irregular

Researchers over time

1001502002503001996200020042008201220162020259.3
1996–2020 · 8 observations · per million people
View as table
PeriodResearchers
2020259.3
2018250
2015214.3
2010156.2
2005135.1
2000110.6
1998116.5
1996153.9

Compared with

Germany
5,926
Japan
5,609
United States
4,937
China
2,107
Brazil
903.2
Vietnam
836.1
Pakistan
473.7
South Africa
444.2
Indonesia
395.3
India
259.3
Sri Lanka
94.5
Nepal
59.7
Latest available year for each country · per million people

Source

World Bank / UNESCO — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6