Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain

Spain: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people was 115.88 publications per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
115.88 publications per million people
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
38th
of 165 countries
All-time high
122.77 publications per million people
in 2023
All-time low
66.59 publications per million people
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain, 2016–2024

02550751001252016202020242016: 66.6 publications per million people2017: 74.8 publications per million people2018: 80.2 publications per million people2019: 92.3 publications per million people2020: 100 publications per million people2021: 111.4 publications per million people2022: 108.5 publications per million people2023: 122.8 publications per million people2024: 115.9 publications per million people

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications per million people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain is 115.88 publications per million people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain peaked at 122.77 publications per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.59 publications per million people, in 2016.

That places Spain 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain, 2016 to 2024.
Year publications per million people Change
2016 66.59 publications per million people
2017 74.76 publications per million people +12.3%
2018 80.25 publications per million people +7.3%
2019 92.27 publications per million people +15.0%
2020 100 publications per million people +8.4%
2021 111.43 publications per million people +11.4%
2022 108.47 publications per million people -2.7%
2023 122.77 publications per million people +13.2%
2024 115.88 publications per million people -5.6%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 115.88 publications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 155.21 publications per million people, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 115.88 publications per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.81 publications per million people, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 78.47 publications per million people 66.59 publications per million people 92.27 publications per million people 4
2020s 111.71 publications per million people 100 publications per million people 122.77 publications per million people 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 35 Germany 151.3 publications per million people compare
  2. 36 United States 147.09 publications per million people compare
  3. 37 Malaysia 119.33 publications per million people compare
  4. 39 France 115.42 publications per million people compare
  5. 40 Oman 112.66 publications per million people compare
  6. 41 Croatia 112.25 publications per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain?
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Spain was 115.88 publications per million people in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 122.77 publications per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 66.59 publications per million people in 2016.
How does Spain rank for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people?
Spain ranks 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people
Unit
publications per million people
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.