{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-researchers-per-million/","title":"China Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"China's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 2,107.3 per million people in 2023, +14.0% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2023.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","China","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1996/2023","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"China Researchers in R&D (per Million People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"28"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2023)","value":"2,107.3","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+14.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+14.0%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"28","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":28,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":447.0994},{"period":"1997","value":476.21305},{"period":"1998","value":389.62565},{"period":"1999","value":422.97614},{"period":"2000","value":549.57477},{"period":"2001","value":582.78825},{"period":"2002","value":631.73478},{"period":"2003","value":667.9285},{"period":"2004","value":713.42588},{"period":"2005","value":856.65892},{"period":"2006","value":931.20148},{"period":"2007","value":1076.73747},{"period":"2008","value":1197.58885},{"period":"2009","value":861.24883},{"period":"2010","value":898.85545},{"period":"2011","value":972.01743},{"period":"2012","value":1028.98334},{"period":"2013","value":1079.63795},{"period":"2014","value":1101.80087},{"period":"2015","value":1162.7108},{"period":"2016","value":1208.86205},{"period":"2017","value":1235.84935},{"period":"2018","value":1317.48914},{"period":"2019","value":1483.85803},{"period":"2020","value":1600.30633},{"period":"2021","value":1685.97511},{"period":"2022","value":1849.23669},{"period":"2023","value":2107.27003}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"2107.3","yoyChange":"+14.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1849.2","yoyChange":"+9.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1686.0","yoyChange":"+5.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1600.3","yoyChange":"+7.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1483.9","yoyChange":"+12.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1317.5","yoyChange":"+6.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1235.8","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1208.9","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1162.7","yoyChange":"+5.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1101.8","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1079.6","yoyChange":"+4.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1029.0","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"972.0","yoyChange":"+8.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"898.9","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"861.2","yoyChange":"-28.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1197.6","yoyChange":"+11.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1076.7","yoyChange":"+15.6%"},{"year":"2006","value":"931.2","yoyChange":"+8.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"856.7","yoyChange":"+20.1%"},{"year":"2004","value":"713.4","yoyChange":"+6.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in China from 1996 to present. Researcher density is the most internationally comparable measure of scientific human capital. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2023 (28 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,107.3 per million people in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 389.6 in 1998. The latest reading of 2,107.3 in 2023 represents a change of +258.1."}]}