Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.

Técnicos em P & D (por milhão de pessoas)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
Austrália819,5
Japão619,1558,9582,4559,1512,6513,8537,0522,0502,6520,7524,3
Coreia do Sul447,5539,4959,91.042,41.152,91.156,11.228,21.212,11.227,81.251,11.311,4
Malásia39,7130,3158,8162,8212,2132,4263,3233,4
Índia85,292,2100,695,573,1
Hong Kong208,0346,6309,9351,4394,4293,4278,2374,6324,6398,0315,8
Myanmar18,7
Nova Zelândia773,81.018,4995,91.040,21.276,0
Cingapura337,6556,7456,3458,4456,3454,3450,7450,0422,3377,4
Tailândia160,8167,6191,3240,7319,8296,9
Paquistão40,456,268,467,431,8
Sri Lanka91,460,982,774,7
Camboja60,9
Uzbequistão83,566,658,561,157,358,559,362,345,748,1
Filipinas10,412,528,017,5
Cazaquistão27,928,164,1176,9184,0161,8149,2123,8123,9
Geórgia136,6191,6173,3190,9195,4241,6
Indonésia16,317,534,7
Papua Nova Guiné10,8
Vietnam71,065,671,5