United Kingdom - Number of researchers in R&D

4,491.3 (per million people) in 2017

In 2017, number of researchers in R&D for United Kingdom was 4,491.3 per million people. Number of researchers in R&D of United Kingdom increased from 2,702.4 per million people in 1998 to 4,491.3 per million people in 2017 growing at an average annual rate of 2.76%.

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What is number of researchers in R&D?

Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

What is United Kingdom number of researchers in R&D?