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

Hungary: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 861.17 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
861.17 articles per million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
39th
of 196 countries
All-time high
861.17 articles per million people
in 2023
All-time low
340.84 articles per million people
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

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

02004006008001996200920231996: 340.8 articles per million people1997: 379.5 articles per million people1998: 423 articles per million people1999: 389 articles per million people2000: 432 articles per million people2001: 426.8 articles per million people2002: 453.4 articles per million people2003: 456.6 articles per million people2004: 478.5 articles per million people2005: 550 articles per million people2006: 553.9 articles per million people2007: 580.1 articles per million people2008: 636.6 articles per million people2009: 592.3 articles per million people2010: 577.7 articles per million people2011: 630.7 articles per million people2012: 643.2 articles per million people2013: 623.3 articles per million people2014: 660.4 articles per million people2015: 652.1 articles per million people2016: 650.8 articles per million people2017: 683.3 articles per million people2018: 686 articles per million people2019: 725.6 articles per million people2020: 760.1 articles per million people2021: 812.2 articles per million people2022: 850.4 articles per million people2023: 861.2 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

The most recent figure for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Hungary is 861.17 articles per million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Hungary peaked at 861.17 articles per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 340.84 articles per million people, in 1996.

Hungary ranks 39th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 383.08 articles per million people 340.84 articles per million people 422.98 articles per million people 4
2000s 516.03 articles per million people 426.79 articles per million people 636.6 articles per million people 10
2010s 653.32 articles per million people 577.75 articles per million people 725.65 articles per million people 10
2020s 820.98 articles per million people 760.1 articles per million people 861.17 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 36 Latvia 921.62 articles per million people compare
  2. 37 France 909.44 articles per million people compare
  3. 40 Poland 850.93 articles per million people compare
  4. 41 Serbia 781.06 articles per million people compare
  5. 42 Bulgaria 775.36 articles per million people compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Hungary?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Hungary was 861.17 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 Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 861.17 articles per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 340.84 articles per million people in 1996.
How does Hungary rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Hungary ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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