{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-researchers-per-million/","title":"Japan Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"Japan's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 5,608.6 per million people in 2023, -0.4% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2023.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Japan","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","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":"Japan 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=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"28"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2023)","value":"5,608.6","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"28","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":28,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":4906.38735},{"period":"1997","value":4959.03285},{"period":"1998","value":5164.5008},{"period":"1999","value":5201.03384},{"period":"2000","value":5102.41299},{"period":"2001","value":5136.2064},{"period":"2002","value":4891.16889},{"period":"2003","value":5113.02549},{"period":"2004","value":5117.27802},{"period":"2005","value":5322.47485},{"period":"2006","value":5352.83117},{"period":"2007","value":5344.2381},{"period":"2008","value":5125.12165},{"period":"2009","value":5114.01193},{"period":"2010","value":5117.18164},{"period":"2011","value":5123.33234},{"period":"2012","value":5048.63399},{"period":"2013","value":5166.83422},{"period":"2014","value":5351.53211},{"period":"2015","value":5198.48902},{"period":"2016","value":5232.70894},{"period":"2017","value":5319.83455},{"period":"2018","value":5339.51713},{"period":"2019","value":5376.11987},{"period":"2020","value":5450.44287},{"period":"2021","value":5589.76698},{"period":"2022","value":5629.79566},{"period":"2023","value":5608.63075}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"5608.6","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"5629.8","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"5589.8","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"5450.4","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"5376.1","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"5339.5","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"5319.8","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"5232.7","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"5198.5","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"5351.5","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"5166.8","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"5048.6","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"5123.3","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5117.2","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5114.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5125.1","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"5344.2","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"5352.8","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2005","value":"5322.5","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2004","value":"5117.3","yoyChange":"+0.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Japan 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 5,629.8 per million people in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4,891.2 in 2002. The latest reading of 5,608.6 in 2023 represents a change of -21.2."}]}