{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-researchers-per-million/","title":"India Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2020)","description":"India's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 259.3 per million people in 2020, +3.7% vs 2018. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2020.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","India","2020"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"1996/2020","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"India 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=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2020)","value":"259.3","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.7% vs 2018"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"+3.7%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":153.94902},{"period":"1998","value":116.49341},{"period":"2000","value":110.62568},{"period":"2005","value":135.14649},{"period":"2010","value":156.19059},{"period":"2015","value":214.34935},{"period":"2018","value":250.00794},{"period":"2020","value":259.26325}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"259.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2018","value":"250.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2015","value":"214.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2010","value":"156.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2005","value":"135.1","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2000","value":"110.6","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1998","value":"116.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1996","value":"153.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in India 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 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2020 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 259.3 per million people in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 110.6 in 2000. The latest reading of 259.3 in 2020 represents a change of +9.3."}]}