Number of researchers in R&D Japan FY 2013-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 26, 2024

In fiscal year 2022, the research and development (R&D) field in Japan employed approximately 910.4 thousand researchers, the highest number of the past decade. Of all the researchers in the R&D field in fiscal 2022, around 18.3 percent were female, which is a number that has increased steadily over the last decade.

Number of researchers working in research and development (R&D) in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)

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September 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2013 to 2022; the fiscal year in Japan starts on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

Business enterprises, non-profit institutions, and public organizations were prorated by the percentage of time that researchers are actually engaged in R&D activities. For universities and colleges, headcounts were used.
The number of researchers by type of institution can be found here.

Figures have been rounded.

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