{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"tr-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-researchers-per-million/","title":"Turkey Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"Turkey's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 2,644.7 per million people in 2023, +6.7% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2023.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Turkey","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Turkey","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":"Turkey 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=TR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"28"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Turkey"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Turkey (2023)","value":"2,644.7","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.7%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"28","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Turkey Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":28,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":294.0892},{"period":"1997","value":302.97728},{"period":"1998","value":298.97969},{"period":"1999","value":312.68431},{"period":"2000","value":355.04829},{"period":"2001","value":344.81485},{"period":"2002","value":360.00407},{"period":"2003","value":484.24236},{"period":"2004","value":496.59332},{"period":"2005","value":567.50023},{"period":"2006","value":612.17385},{"period":"2007","value":705.52013},{"period":"2008","value":742.74528},{"period":"2009","value":801.95239},{"period":"2010","value":882.50416},{"period":"2011","value":977.26304},{"period":"2012","value":1100.18611},{"period":"2013","value":1175.90164},{"period":"2014","value":1163.53689},{"period":"2015","value":1136.18026},{"period":"2016","value":1263.789},{"period":"2017","value":1420.59574},{"period":"2018","value":1585.08328},{"period":"2019","value":1737.57621},{"period":"2020","value":1964.65668},{"period":"2021","value":2209.69913},{"period":"2022","value":2478.67633},{"period":"2023","value":2644.6573}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"2644.7","yoyChange":"+6.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2478.7","yoyChange":"+12.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2209.7","yoyChange":"+12.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1964.7","yoyChange":"+13.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1737.6","yoyChange":"+9.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1585.1","yoyChange":"+11.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1420.6","yoyChange":"+12.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1263.8","yoyChange":"+11.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1136.2","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1163.5","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1175.9","yoyChange":"+6.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1100.2","yoyChange":"+12.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"977.3","yoyChange":"+10.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"882.5","yoyChange":"+10.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"802.0","yoyChange":"+8.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"742.7","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"705.5","yoyChange":"+15.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"612.2","yoyChange":"+7.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"567.5","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2004","value":"496.6","yoyChange":"+2.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Turkey 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 2,644.7 per million people in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 294.1 in 1996. The latest reading of 2,644.7 in 2023 represents a change of +166."}]}