{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-researchers-per-million/","title":"Germany Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"Germany's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 5,926.1 per million people in 2023, +2.1% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2023.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Germany","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"1996/2023","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Germany 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=DE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"28"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2023)","value":"5,926.1","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.1%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"28","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":28,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":2801.62099},{"period":"1997","value":2862.8306},{"period":"1998","value":2884.30523},{"period":"1999","value":3120.9},{"period":"2000","value":3154.48437},{"period":"2001","value":3230.26868},{"period":"2002","value":3240.75467},{"period":"2003","value":3275.18656},{"period":"2004","value":3290.96185},{"period":"2005","value":3315.75626},{"period":"2006","value":3411.78697},{"period":"2007","value":3573.67338},{"period":"2008","value":3726.67445},{"period":"2009","value":3916.78276},{"period":"2010","value":4056.42386},{"period":"2011","value":4191.51741},{"period":"2012","value":4355.567},{"period":"2013","value":4380.38742},{"period":"2014","value":4336.01915},{"period":"2015","value":4755.29531},{"period":"2016","value":4839.84645},{"period":"2017","value":5058.39528},{"period":"2018","value":5209.2143},{"period":"2019","value":5398.63462},{"period":"2020","value":5390.05249},{"period":"2021","value":5520.57631},{"period":"2022","value":5801.62324},{"period":"2023","value":5926.07432}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"5926.1","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"5801.6","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"5520.6","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"5390.1","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"5398.6","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"5209.2","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"5058.4","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"4839.8","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4755.3","yoyChange":"+9.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"4336.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"4380.4","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"4355.6","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"4191.5","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"4056.4","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3916.8","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3726.7","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"3573.7","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"3411.8","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3315.8","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2004","value":"3291.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Germany 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 5,926.1 per million people in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,801.6 in 1996. The latest reading of 5,926.1 in 2023 represents a change of +124.5."}]}