{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-researchers-per-million/","title":"South Korea Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"South Korea's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 9,471.8 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","South Korea","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","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":"South Korea 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=KR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"28"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2023)","value":"9,471.8","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"28","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":28,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":2186.08907},{"period":"1997","value":2241.82853},{"period":"1998","value":2007.82828},{"period":"1999","value":2161.01827},{"period":"2000","value":2324.08478},{"period":"2001","value":2906.71111},{"period":"2002","value":3007.81714},{"period":"2003","value":3189.96825},{"period":"2004","value":3281.04385},{"period":"2005","value":3763.23464},{"period":"2006","value":4173.2456},{"period":"2007","value":4614.74679},{"period":"2008","value":4892.49313},{"period":"2009","value":5037.92837},{"period":"2010","value":5429.43919},{"period":"2011","value":5908.82443},{"period":"2012","value":6393.34374},{"period":"2013","value":6457.88851},{"period":"2014","value":6867.33385},{"period":"2015","value":7020.43916},{"period":"2016","value":7057.16003},{"period":"2017","value":7453.21918},{"period":"2018","value":7918.46916},{"period":"2019","value":8328.96727},{"period":"2020","value":8620.009},{"period":"2021","value":9071.4503},{"period":"2022","value":9434.7613},{"period":"2023","value":9471.82543}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"9471.8","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"9434.8","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"9071.5","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"8620.0","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"8329.0","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"7918.5","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"7453.2","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"7057.2","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"7020.4","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"6867.3","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"6457.9","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"6393.3","yoyChange":"+8.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"5908.8","yoyChange":"+8.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5429.4","yoyChange":"+7.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5037.9","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"4892.5","yoyChange":"+6.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"4614.7","yoyChange":"+10.6%"},{"year":"2006","value":"4173.2","yoyChange":"+10.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3763.2","yoyChange":"+14.7%"},{"year":"2004","value":"3281.0","yoyChange":"+2.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in South Korea 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 9,471.8 per million people in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,007.8 in 1998. The latest reading of 9,471.8 in 2023 represents a change of +37."}]}