In 2016, France overtook Japan to become the country with the highest share of researchers per 1,000 employee, their ratio only increasing since. On the other hand, China had the lowest ratio during the years for which numbers were available.
Rate of researchers in G7 countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by country
(per 1,000 employed)
Characteristic
Canada**
China
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States*
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OECD. (March 31, 2023). Rate of researchers in G7 countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by country (per 1,000 employed) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102488/researcher-rate-g7-countries-china/
OECD. "Rate of researchers in G7 countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by country (per 1,000 employed)." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102488/researcher-rate-g7-countries-china/
OECD. (2023). Rate of researchers in G7 countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by country (per 1,000 employed). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102488/researcher-rate-g7-countries-china/
OECD. "Rate of Researchers in G7 Countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by Country (per 1,000 Employed)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102488/researcher-rate-g7-countries-china/
OECD, Rate of researchers in G7 countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by country (per 1,000 employed) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102488/researcher-rate-g7-countries-china/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Rate of researchers in G7 countries and China from 2000 to 2021, by country (per 1,000 employed) [Graph], OECD, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102488/researcher-rate-g7-countries-china/
