{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mx-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-researchers-per-million/","title":"Mexico Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2024)","description":"Mexico's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 438.2 per million people in 2024, +4.5% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Mexico","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Mexico","temporal_coverage":"1996/2024","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Mexico 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=MX"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"29"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Mexico"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Mexico (2024)","value":"438.2","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.5%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"29","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Mexico Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":29,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":217.03384},{"period":"1997","value":229.69194},{"period":"1998","value":219.74652},{"period":"1999","value":227.07752},{"period":"2000","value":227.09051},{"period":"2001","value":235.3859},{"period":"2002","value":308.76297},{"period":"2003","value":328.13432},{"period":"2004","value":383.11111},{"period":"2005","value":417.90546},{"period":"2006","value":340.43454},{"period":"2007","value":351.25363},{"period":"2008","value":343.53328},{"period":"2009","value":386.49816},{"period":"2010","value":341.23898},{"period":"2011","value":348.02663},{"period":"2012","value":250.69335},{"period":"2013","value":254.46546},{"period":"2014","value":262.92059},{"period":"2015","value":284.58114},{"period":"2016","value":319.5511},{"period":"2017","value":330.64996},{"period":"2018","value":342.55971},{"period":"2019","value":355.30353},{"period":"2020","value":369.04189},{"period":"2021","value":384.76538},{"period":"2022","value":401.92849},{"period":"2023","value":419.44361},{"period":"2024","value":438.24497}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"438.2","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"419.4","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"401.9","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"384.8","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"369.0","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"355.3","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"342.6","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"330.6","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"319.6","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"284.6","yoyChange":"+8.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"262.9","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"254.5","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"250.7","yoyChange":"-28.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"348.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"341.2","yoyChange":"-11.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"386.5","yoyChange":"+12.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"343.5","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"351.3","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"340.4","yoyChange":"-18.5%"},{"year":"2005","value":"417.9","yoyChange":"+9.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Mexico 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 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2024 (29 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 438.2 per million people in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 217 in 1996. The latest reading of 438.2 in 2024 represents a change of +18.8."}]}