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DEFINITION:
Number of full-time employed researchers hired by post-secondary institutions such as universities and colleges.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 249,025 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | United States | 186,049 | 1999 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom | 163,505.5 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Japan | 125,263 | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 94,003 | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Germany | 90,354.62 | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 89,938 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | France | 70,189.36 | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Spain | 62,185 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Australia | 60,630.7 | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Canada | 49,780 | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 43,828.2 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Poland | 39,677.3 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | South Korea | 39,264.75 | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Malaysia | 38,833.25 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Turkey | 32,912.6 | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Portugal | 29,058 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Iran | 27,930 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Morocco | 26,304 | 2011 | ||
| 20 | India | 22,100 | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Argentina | 21,190 | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Netherlands | 20,700 | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Egypt | 19,853.4 | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Belgium | 18,619.3 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Pakistan | 17,177 | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Sweden | 17,143 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Switzerland | 16,810.3 | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Mexico | 16,691.2 | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Tunisia | 16,627 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Singapore | 13,765.74 | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Denmark | 13,040.1 | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Greece | 12,382 | 2007 | ||
| 33 | Austria | 12,048.2 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Thailand | 11,987 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Finland | 11,963.95 | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Hong Kong | 11,672 | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Iraq | 11,221 | 2011 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 10,614.22 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Slovakia | 10,339.2 | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Czech Republic | 10,289.4 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Norway | 9,760 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | New Zealand | 9,300 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Serbia | 8,699.7 | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 8,117 | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Indonesia | 7,470.33 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Romania | 6,563 | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Colombia | 6,399.07 | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Hungary | 5,975 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Ireland | 5,967 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Ukraine | 5,743.7 | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Lithuania | 5,645 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Algeria | 4,863 | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Venezuela | 4,698 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Nigeria | 4,564.3 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Bulgaria | 4,504 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Senegal | 4,240.9 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Croatia | 3,558 | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Chile | 3,274 | 2010 | ||
| 59 | Vietnam | 3,020 | 2002 | ||
| 60 | Latvia | 2,708 | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Slovenia | 2,431 | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Estonia | 2,398 | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Philippines | 2,214 | 2007 | ||
| 64 | Ethiopia | 1,868 | 2010 | ||
| 65 | Bolivia | 1,369.72 | 2010 | ||
| 66 | Uruguay | 1,361 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Ecuador | 1,268 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Iceland | 1,124.6 | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Madagascar | 1,106 | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Costa Rica | 920 | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 817 | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Palestine | 760 | 2010 | ||
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 579 | 2010 | ||
| 74 | Moldova | 568 | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Mozambique | 556.14 | 2010 | ||
| 76 | Cyprus | 540 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Luxembourg | 518 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Republic of Macedonia | 463 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Zambia | 356 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Mali | 286 | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Paraguay | 282 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Oman | 277.83 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Macau | 256.95 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Guatemala | 251 | 2010 | ||
| 85 | Montenegro | 241.5 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Malta | 222 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Albania | 196 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Togo | 190 | 2007 | ||
| 89 | Malawi | 146.6 | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Rwanda | 123.2 | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Panama | 115 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Brunei | 58 | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Ghana | 47 | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Guam | 44 | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Laos | 30 | 2002 | ||
| 96 | Cambodia | 27.76 | 2002 | ||
| 97 | Faeroe Islands | 14 | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Lesotho | 11.9 | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Gambia | 8 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | American Samoa | 6 | 2005 |
