In fiscal year 2021, the research and development (R&D) field in Japan employed approximately 908.3 thousand researchers, the highest number of the past decade. Of all the researchers in the R&D field in fiscal 2021, around 17.8 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 2012 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
fiscal year 2012 to 2021; 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.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Number of researchers working in research and development (R&D) in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/613756/japan-total-number-of-researchers-in-research-and-development/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of researchers working in research and development (R&D) in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/613756/japan-total-number-of-researchers-in-research-and-development/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of researchers working in research and development (R&D) in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/613756/japan-total-number-of-researchers-in-research-and-development/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Researchers Working in Research and Development (R&d) in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/613756/japan-total-number-of-researchers-in-research-and-development/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of researchers working in research and development (R&D) in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/613756/japan-total-number-of-researchers-in-research-and-development/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of researchers working in research and development (R&D) in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/613756/japan-total-number-of-researchers-in-research-and-development/