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AI patents granted per 100,000 people in South Korea in 2024; Luxembourg 12.2, China 7.0, US 4.7
What the chart shows
Per head of population, South Korea leads: 14.3 AI patents granted per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. Luxembourg (12.2) is second, then China (7.0), the United States (4.7) and Japan (4.3).
European countries rank much lower: Germany has 1.3 per 100,000 and the UK 0.6.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| South Korea | 14.31 |
| Luxembourg | 12.25 |
| China | 6.95 |
| United States | 4.68 |
| Japan | 4.30 |
| Germany | 1.30 |
How to read it
- Patents granted in 2024 divided by population.
- Small countries such as Luxembourg can rank high on a small number of patents.
Source: AI Index, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 1.7.4: Granted AI patents per 100,000 inhabitants by country, 2024. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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