{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-researchers-per-million/","title":"United Kingdom Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2017)","description":"United Kingdom's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 4,472.7 per million people in 2017, +0.9% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2017.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","United Kingdom","2017"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"1996/2017","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2017","variable_measured":"United Kingdom 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=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2017"},{"label":"Observations","value":"22"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2017)","value":"4,472.7","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.9%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"22","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":22,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":2485.75438},{"period":"1997","value":2495.08042},{"period":"1998","value":2694.02542},{"period":"1999","value":2853.23907},{"period":"2000","value":2893.37563},{"period":"2001","value":3078.40932},{"period":"2002","value":3335.62719},{"period":"2003","value":3631.25708},{"period":"2004","value":3818.23524},{"period":"2005","value":4117.74512},{"period":"2006","value":4176.43751},{"period":"2007","value":4122.71329},{"period":"2008","value":4077.28663},{"period":"2009","value":4113.41572},{"period":"2010","value":4089.20558},{"period":"2011","value":3973.02377},{"period":"2012","value":4017.98198},{"period":"2013","value":4171.80763},{"period":"2014","value":4280.79983},{"period":"2015","value":4389.5625},{"period":"2016","value":4434.65942},{"period":"2017","value":4472.69458}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2017","value":"4472.7","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"4434.7","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4389.6","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"4280.8","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"4171.8","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"4018.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3973.0","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"4089.2","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"4113.4","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"4077.3","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"4122.7","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"4176.4","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"4117.7","yoyChange":"+7.8%"},{"year":"2004","value":"3818.2","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2003","value":"3631.3","yoyChange":"+8.9%"},{"year":"2002","value":"3335.6","yoyChange":"+8.4%"},{"year":"2001","value":"3078.4","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2000","value":"2893.4","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"1999","value":"2853.2","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"1998","value":"2694.0","yoyChange":"+8.0%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in United Kingdom 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 2017. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2017 (22 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4,472.7 per million people in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,485.8 in 1996. The latest reading of 4,472.7 in 2017 represents a change of +38."}]}