{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ru-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-researchers-per-million/","title":"Russia Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2024)","description":"Russia's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 2,638.6 per million people in 2024, -0.5% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Russia","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Russia","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":"Russia 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=RU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"29"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Russia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Russia (2024)","value":"2,638.6","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"29","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Russia Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":29,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":3792.63573},{"period":"1997","value":3598.52212},{"period":"1998","value":3333.54675},{"period":"1999","value":3368.95669},{"period":"2000","value":3446.16801},{"period":"2001","value":3452.78814},{"period":"2002","value":3375.24439},{"period":"2003","value":3335.95046},{"period":"2004","value":3283.69795},{"period":"2005","value":3206.1882},{"period":"2006","value":3218.09388},{"period":"2007","value":3259.50421},{"period":"2008","value":3137.57879},{"period":"2009","value":3075.23481},{"period":"2010","value":3071.56116},{"period":"2011","value":3109.37401},{"period":"2012","value":3075.21492},{"period":"2013","value":3050.2782},{"period":"2014","value":3072.93883},{"period":"2015","value":3096.02745},{"period":"2016","value":2946.99732},{"period":"2017","value":2811.96725},{"period":"2018","value":2772.63667},{"period":"2019","value":2734.68619},{"period":"2020","value":2710.16353},{"period":"2021","value":2647.79283},{"period":"2022","value":2657.93662},{"period":"2023","value":2652.98533},{"period":"2024","value":2638.56451}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2638.6","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2653.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2657.9","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2647.8","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2710.2","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2734.7","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2772.6","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2812.0","yoyChange":"-4.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2947.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"3096.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3072.9","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3050.3","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"3075.2","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3109.4","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3071.6","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3075.2","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3137.6","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"3259.5","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"3218.1","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3206.2","yoyChange":"-2.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Russia 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 3,792.6 per million people in 1996 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,638.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 2,638.6 in 2024 represents a change of -14.4."}]}