Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Croatia

Croatia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 1,426 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,426 articles per million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,426 articles per million people
in 2023
All-time low
309.44 articles per million people
in 1997
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Croatia, 1996–2023

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k1996200920231996: 322.4 articles per million people1997: 309.4 articles per million people1998: 330 articles per million people1999: 343 articles per million people2000: 409.2 articles per million people2001: 437 articles per million people2002: 484.2 articles per million people2003: 547.6 articles per million people2004: 578.3 articles per million people2005: 692.3 articles per million people2006: 692.5 articles per million people2007: 799.9 articles per million people2008: 847.1 articles per million people2009: 935.8 articles per million people2010: 903.4 articles per million people2011: 1.0k articles per million people2012: 1.0k articles per million people2013: 971.1 articles per million people2014: 946.1 articles per million people2015: 971.5 articles per million people2016: 979.8 articles per million people2017: 1.1k articles per million people2018: 1.2k articles per million people2019: 1.2k articles per million people2020: 1.3k articles per million people2021: 1.4k articles per million people2022: 1.4k articles per million people2023: 1.4k articles per million people

Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed. Measured in articles per million people.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1,426 articles per million people for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Croatia peaked at 1,426 articles per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 309.44 articles per million people, in 1997.

That places Croatia 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 326.2 articles per million people 309.44 articles per million people 342.97 articles per million people 4
2000s 642.39 articles per million people 409.2 articles per million people 935.76 articles per million people 10
2010s 1,021 articles per million people 903.43 articles per million people 1,166 articles per million people 10
2020s 1,383 articles per million people 1,257 articles per million people 1,426 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 15 New Zealand 1,557 articles per million people compare
  2. 16 Austria 1,516 articles per million people compare
  3. 17 Belgium 1,428 articles per million people compare
  4. 19 United Kingdom 1,423 articles per million people compare
  5. 20 Israel 1,406 articles per million people compare
  6. 21 Italy 1,403 articles per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Croatia?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Croatia was 1,426 articles per million people in 2023, according to National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed.
What is the highest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1,426 articles per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 309.44 articles per million people in 1997.
How does Croatia rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Croatia ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed, published as part of Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
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