R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Korea
Korea: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 839,582 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Korea, 2012–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Korea recorded 839,582 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Korea peaked at 839,582 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 562,601 Persons, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Korea, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 562,601 Persons | — |
| 2013 | 569,333 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 605,604 Persons | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 619,907 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 624,910 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 650,243 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 691,060 Persons | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 718,759 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 747,288 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 785,594 Persons | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 813,763 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 827,963 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 839,582 Persons | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 630,302 Persons | 562,601 Persons | 718,759 Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 802,838 Persons | 747,288 Persons | 839,582 Persons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Korea?
- R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Korea was 839,582 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 839,582 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 562,601 Persons in 2012.
- How does Korea rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
- Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).