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DEFINITION:
Total number of researchers hired by post-secondary institutions such as universities and colleges.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaChina | 512,998 Number | 2011 | ||
| 2 | JapanJapan | 312,099 Number | 2010 | ||
| 3 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 290,735.5 Number | 2010 | ||
| 4 | GermanyGermany | 230,405.9 Number | 2010 | ||
| 5 | BrazilBrazil | 188,003 Number | 2010 | ||
| 6 | SpainSpain | 129,696 Number | 2010 | ||
| 7 | FranceFrance | 109,199.09 Number | 2010 | ||
| 8 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 93,509 Number | 2010 | ||
| 9 | TurkeyTurkey | 87,897 Number | 2010 | ||
| 10 | IranIran | 75,052 Number | 2008 | ||
| 11 | ItalyItaly | 74,749 Number | 2011 | ||
| 12 | PolandPoland | 70,829 Number | 2010 | ||
| 13 | EgyptEgypt | 69,237 Number | 2011 | ||
| 14 | PortugalPortugal | 64,652 Number | 2010 | ||
| 15 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 64,253 Number | 2011 | ||
| 16 | ArgentinaArgentina | 45,508 Number | 2010 | ||
| 17 | PakistanPakistan | 42,908 Number | 2011 | ||
| 18 | RussiaRussia | 38,640 Number | 2010 | ||
| 19 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 38,309 Number | 2010 | ||
| 20 | SwedenSweden | 37,566 Number | 2009 | ||
| 21 | IraqIraq | 37,404 Number | 2011 | ||
| 22 | MoroccoMorocco | 35,322 Number | 2011 | ||
| 23 | BelgiumBelgium | 30,354 Number | 2009 | ||
| 24 | AustriaAustria | 29,039 Number | 2009 | ||
| 25 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 28,552 Number | 2009 | ||
| 26 | TunisiaTunisia | 27,370 Number | 2008 | ||
| 27 | GreeceGreece | 23,984 Number | 2005 | ||
| 28 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 23,978 Number | 2011 | ||
| 29 | DenmarkDenmark | 23,919 Number | 2010 | ||
| 30 | ThailandThailand | 23,867 Number | 2009 | ||
| 31 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 23,450 Number | 2010 | ||
| 32 | FinlandFinland | 22,732.08 Number | 2010 | ||
| 33 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 22,411 Number | 2009 | ||
| 34 | NorwayNorway | 21,643 Number | 2010 | ||
| 35 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 20,732 Number | 2011 | ||
| 36 | VietnamVietnam | 20,132 Number | 2002 | ||
| 37 | RomaniaRomania | 18,540 Number | 2010 | ||
| 38 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 18,363 Number | 2011 | ||
| 39 | HungaryHungary | 17,332 Number | 2010 | ||
| 40 | MexicoMexico | 16,691.2 Number | 2011 | ||
| 41 | SingaporeSingapore | 16,344 Number | 2010 | ||
| 42 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 16,200 Number | 2009 | ||
| 43 | NigeriaNigeria | 15,739 Number | 2007 | ||
| 44 | ColombiaColombia | 14,453.16 Number | 2010 | ||
| 45 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 13,075 Number | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Hong KongHong Kong | 12,202 Number | 2010 | ||
| 47 | IrelandIreland | 11,483 Number | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 11,384 Number | 2009 | ||
| 49 | LithuaniaLithuania | 10,686 Number | 2010 | ||
| 50 | SerbiaSerbia | 10,506 Number | 2011 | ||
| 51 | SudanSudan | 8,742 Number | 2005 | ||
| 52 | CroatiaCroatia | 8,003 Number | 2010 | ||
| 53 | SenegalSenegal | 7,573 Number | 2008 | ||
| 54 | UkraineUkraine | 7,534 Number | 2011 | ||
| 55 | ChileChile | 6,659 Number | 2010 | ||
| 56 | BulgariaBulgaria | 6,472 Number | 2010 | ||
| 57 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 6,028 Number | 2009 | ||
| 58 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 5,622 Number | 2007 | ||
| 59 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 5,270 Number | 2010 | ||
| 60 | LatviaLatvia | 4,832 Number | 2010 | ||
| 61 | SloveniaSlovenia | 4,696 Number | 2010 | ||
| 62 | EstoniaEstonia | 4,638 Number | 2011 | ||
| 63 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 4,410 Number | 2011 | ||
| 64 | CameroonCameroon | 4,108 Number | 2008 | ||
| 65 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 3,420 Number | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 2,623 Number | 2011 | ||
| 67 | MadagascarMadagascar | 2,364 Number | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 2,315 Number | 2010 | ||
| 69 | KenyaKenya | 2,210 Number | 2007 | ||
| 70 | BelarusBelarus | 2,078 Number | 2011 | ||
| 71 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 2,042 Number | 2011 | ||
| 72 | BangladeshBangladesh | 2,015 Number | 1997 | ||
| 73 | TanzaniaTanzania | 2,000 Number | 2007 | ||
| 74 | PeruPeru | 1,996 Number | 2004 | ||
| 75 | UruguayUruguay | 1,874 Number | 2011 | ||
| 76 | EcuadorEcuador | 1,812 Number | 2008 | ||
| 77 | BoliviaBolivia | 1,776 Number | 2010 | ||
| 78 | PalestinePalestine | 1,611 Number | 2010 | ||
| 79 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 1,513 Number | 2002 | ||
| 80 | IcelandIceland | 1,504 Number | 2009 | ||
| 81 | AlbaniaAlbania | 1,345 Number | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | 1,320 Number | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | 1,189 Number | 2008 | ||
| 84 | OmanOman | 1,141 Number | 2011 | ||
| 85 | CyprusCyprus | 1,081 Number | 2010 | ||
| 86 | GuineaGuinea | 1,021 Number | 2000 | ||
| 87 | ArmeniaArmenia | 1,006 Number | 2011 | ||
| 88 | MoldovaMoldova | 997 Number | 2011 | ||
| 89 | MozambiqueMozambique | 968 Number | 2010 | ||
| 90 | MontenegroMontenegro | 918 Number | 2011 | ||
| 91 | ParaguayParaguay | 861 Number | 2011 | ||
| 92 | BotswanaBotswana | 859 Number | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 841 Number | 2010 | ||
| 94 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 753 Number | 2011 | ||
| 95 | MaltaMalta | 665 Number | 2011 | ||
| 96 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 650 Number | 2010 | ||
| 97 | UgandaUganda | 631 Number | 2009 | ||
| 98 | MacauMacau | 609 Number | 2011 | ||
| 99 | TogoTogo | 570 Number | 2007 | ||
| 100 | RwandaRwanda | 564 Number | 2009 | ||
| 101 | NepalNepal | 478 Number | 2010 | ||
| 102 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 417 Number | 2010 | ||
| 103 | MaliMali | 405 Number | 2007 | ||
| 104 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 391 Number | 2011 | ||
| 105 | ZambiaZambia | 366 Number | 2008 | ||
| 106 | MalawiMalawi | 349 Number | 2007 | ||
| 107 | BurundiBurundi | 298 Number | 2011 | ||
| 108 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 282 Number | 2004 | ||
| 109 | TajikistanTajikistan | 274 Number | 2011 | ||
| 110 | HondurasHonduras | 233 Number | 2003 | ||
| 111 | BruneiBrunei | 198 Number | 2003 | ||
| 112 | PanamaPanama | 193.17 Number | 2005 | ||
| 113 | GhanaGhana | 155 Number | 2007 | ||
| 114 | MongoliaMongolia | 137 Number | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 90 Number | 2009 | ||
| 116 | CambodiaCambodia | 88 Number | 2002 | ||
| 117 | GuamGuam | 44 Number | 2005 | ||
| 118 | LesothoLesotho | 42 Number | 2011 | ||
| 119 | LaosLaos | 41 Number | 2002 | ||
| 120 | Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands | 28 Number | 2003 | ||
| 121 | GambiaGambia | 8 Number | 2009 | ||
| 122 | American SamoaAmerican Samoa | 7 Number | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | 6 Number | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 1 Number | 2007 | ||
| 125 | JordanJordan | 0.0 | 2008 |
