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

Lithuania: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 930.88 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
930.88 articles per million people
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
959.59 articles per million people
in 2021
All-time low
118.3 articles per million people
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

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

2004006008001.0k1996200920231996: 118.3 articles per million people1997: 131.9 articles per million people1998: 151.5 articles per million people1999: 162.9 articles per million people2000: 171.2 articles per million people2001: 184 articles per million people2002: 294.6 articles per million people2003: 282 articles per million people2004: 383.7 articles per million people2005: 477.7 articles per million people2006: 564.6 articles per million people2007: 546.2 articles per million people2008: 748.6 articles per million people2009: 695 articles per million people2010: 727.6 articles per million people2011: 775.4 articles per million people2012: 719.2 articles per million people2013: 730.8 articles per million people2014: 781.3 articles per million people2015: 804.3 articles per million people2016: 767.1 articles per million people2017: 796.7 articles per million people2018: 777.4 articles per million people2019: 873.2 articles per million people2020: 923 articles per million people2021: 959.6 articles per million people2022: 952.8 articles per million people2023: 930.9 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

Lithuania recorded 930.88 articles per million people for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Lithuania peaked at 959.59 articles per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 118.3 articles per million people, in 1996.

Lithuania ranks 34th 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 141.17 articles per million people 118.3 articles per million people 162.95 articles per million people 4
2000s 434.76 articles per million people 171.16 articles per million people 748.6 articles per million people 10
2010s 775.3 articles per million people 719.18 articles per million people 873.2 articles per million people 10
2020s 941.58 articles per million people 923.03 articles per million people 959.59 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 31 Brunei 1,093 articles per million people compare
  2. 32 Slovakia 982.58 articles per million people compare
  3. 33 Monaco 955.69 articles per million people compare
  4. 35 Qatar 930.44 articles per million people compare
  5. 36 Latvia 921.62 articles per million people compare
  6. 37 France 909.44 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 Lithuania?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Lithuania was 930.88 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 959.59 articles per million people in 2021.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 118.3 articles per million people in 1996.
How does Lithuania rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Lithuania ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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