Nobel Prizes by Country, 1901 to 2026

Counted by birth country, the United States leads with 303 Nobel Prizes through 2026, ahead of the UK (96), Germany (86) and France (64).

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What the data shows

In 2026, United States ranks #1 with 303, ahead of United Kingdom (96) and Germany (86).
Back in 1901, France was #1 with 2.
The top spot changed hands 4 times, first to Germany in 1910, most recently to United States in 1950.
Biggest climber: United States, from #8 in 1906 to #1 in 2026.
United States, United Kingdom and Japan weren't on the board in 1901 but are in the top 5 by 2026.

About this chart

Laureates born in the United States have won 303 Nobel Prizes, more than the next three countries combined: the United Kingdom (96), Germany (86) and France (64). France was ahead in 1901, and Germany and France traded the lead through the 1920s. The United States tied Germany at 35 in 1949 and has led alone since 1950. Japan (31) and Sweden (30) round out the top six.

The chart counts prizes awarded to individuals by the laureate's birth country, using the present-day name of the place, so it measures where winners were born rather than where they worked or held citizenship. A person who won twice counts twice, and organizations such as the Red Cross are excluded. Three laureates had no birth country in the Nobel Prize API and were added by hand: Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania), James A. Robinson (UK) and John M. Martinis (US). The October 2026 announcements are included.

The data

Source: Nobel Prize Outreach, Nobel Prize API v2.1 (api.nobelprize.org/2.1/laureates); cumulative count of individual prizes by laureate birth country (countryNow) at each year-end. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Counts prizes awarded to individuals (a person who won twice counts twice; organisations such as the Red Cross are excluded since they have no birth country). Country is the present-day name of the laureate birthplace. Three laureates lacked birth country in the API and were added by hand: Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania), James A. Robinson (UK), John M. Martinis (US). Includes the October 2026 announcements.

Nobel Prizes by Country, Cumulative laureate prizes by birth country, 1901-2026, 1901–2026
Date	🇺🇸 United States	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	🇩🇪 Germany	🇫🇷 France	🇯🇵 Japan	🇸🇪 Sweden	🇵🇱 Poland	🇷🇺 Russia	🇨🇦 Canada	🇳🇱 Netherlands	🇮🇹 Italy	🇨🇭 Switzerland
1901	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
1902	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3
1903	0	1	3	4	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	3
1904	0	2	3	5	0	1	2	1	0	3	0	3
1905	0	2	5	5	0	1	3	1	0	3	0	3
1906	1	3	5	6	0	1	3	1	0	3	2	3
1907	1	3	6	8	0	1	4	1	0	3	3	3
1908	1	3	7	8	0	2	5	1	0	3	3	3
1909	1	3	8	9	0	3	5	1	0	3	4	4
1910	1	3	10	9	0	3	5	2	0	4	4	4
1911	1	3	10	9	0	4	6	3	0	5	4	4
1912	2	3	10	12	0	5	7	3	0	5	4	4
1913	2	3	10	14	0	5	7	3	0	6	4	4
1914	3	3	11	14	0	5	7	3	0	6	4	4
1915	3	4	12	15	0	5	7	3	0	6	4	4
1916	3	4	12	15	0	6	7	3	0	6	4	4
1917	3	5	12	15	0	6	7	3	0	6	4	4
1918	3	5	13	15	0	6	8	3	0	6	4	4
1919	4	5	14	15	0	6	8	3	0	6	4	5
1920	4	5	14	16	0	6	9	3	0	6	4	6
1921	4	6	15	17	0	7	9	3	0	6	4	6
1922	4	8	16	17	0	7	9	3	0	6	4	6
1923	5	8	16	17	0	7	9	3	1	6	4	6
1924	5	8	16	17	0	8	10	3	1	6	4	6
1925	6	9	18	17	0	8	10	3	1	6	4	6
1926	6	9	19	19	0	9	10	3	1	6	5	6
1927	7	9	21	21	0	9	10	3	1	6	5	6
1928	7	10	22	22	0	9	10	3	1	6	5	6
1929	8	12	24	23	0	9	10	3	1	7	5	6
1930	9	12	25	23	0	10	10	3	1	7	5	6
1931	11	12	27	23	0	11	11	3	1	7	5	6
1932	12	15	28	23	0	11	11	3	1	7	5	6
1933	13	17	28	23	0	11	11	4	1	7	5	6
1934	17	17	28	23	0	11	11	4	1	7	6	6
1935	17	18	30	25	0	11	11	4	1	7	6	6
1936	19	19	31	25	0	11	11	4	1	8	6	6
1937	20	22	31	26	0	11	11	5	1	8	6	6
1938	21	22	31	26	0	11	11	5	1	8	7	6
1939	22	22	32	26	0	11	12	5	1	8	7	6
1940	22	22	32	26	0	11	12	5	1	8	7	6
1941	22	22	32	26	0	11	12	5	1	8	7	6
1942	22	22	32	26	0	11	12	5	1	8	7	6
1943	23	22	32	26	0	11	13	5	1	8	7	6
1944	25	22	33	26	0	11	14	5	1	8	7	6
1945	26	22	34	26	0	11	14	5	1	8	7	6
1946	33	22	35	26	0	11	14	5	1	8	7	6
1947	33	24	35	27	0	11	14	5	1	8	7	6
1948	34	25	35	27	0	12	14	5	1	8	7	7
1949	35	25	35	27	1	12	14	5	2	8	7	8
1950	38	27	36	27	1	12	16	5	2	8	7	8
1951	40	28	36	28	1	13	16	5	2	8	7	8
1952	41	30	36	30	1	13	16	5	2	8	7	9
1953	42	31	38	30	1	13	16	6	2	9	7	9
1954	47	31	39	30	1	13	17	6	2	9	7	9
1955	49	31	40	30	1	14	17	6	2	9	7	9
1956	51	33	41	31	1	14	17	7	2	9	7	9
1957	51	33	41	31	1	14	17	7	3	9	7	10
1958	54	34	41	31	1	14	17	11	3	9	7	10
1959	56	35	41	31	1	14	17	11	3	9	9	10
1960	58	35	41	31	1	14	17	11	3	9	9	10
1961	60	35	42	31	1	15	17	11	3	9	9	10
1962	63	37	42	31	1	15	17	11	3	9	9	10
1963	63	39	44	31	1	15	18	11	3	9	10	10
1964	65	39	45	32	1	15	19	12	3	9	10	10
1965	68	39	45	35	2	15	19	13	3	9	10	10
1966	70	39	46	36	2	15	19	13	4	9	10	10
1967	72	41	47	37	2	15	19	13	4	9	10	10
1968	75	41	47	38	3	15	19	13	4	9	10	10
1969	77	42	48	38	3	15	19	13	4	10	11	10
1970	80	42	49	40	3	17	19	14	4	10	11	10
1971	81	42	51	40	3	17	19	14	4	10	11	10
1972	89	44	52	40	3	17	19	14	4	10	11	10
1973	89	47	54	40	4	17	19	15	4	11	11	10
1974	90	50	54	41	5	20	19	15	4	11	11	10
1975	94	50	54	41	5	20	19	17	4	12	13	10
1976	100	50	54	41	5	20	19	17	5	12	13	10
1977	103	52	54	42	5	21	19	18	5	12	13	10
1978	107	53	55	42	5	21	20	19	5	12	13	11
1979	110	55	56	42	5	21	20	19	5	12	13	11
1980	116	56	56	43	5	21	20	19	5	12	13	11
1981	119	56	56	43	6	23	20	19	6	13	13	11
1982	121	57	56	43	6	26	20	19	6	13	13	11
1983	123	58	56	44	6	26	21	19	7	13	13	11
1984	124	60	57	44	6	26	21	19	7	14	14	11
1985	128	60	57	44	6	26	22	19	7	14	15	11
1986	131	60	60	44	6	26	22	19	7	14	16	12
1987	133	60	61	45	7	26	22	20	7	14	16	13
1988	137	60	65	46	7	26	22	20	7	14	16	13
1989	141	60	67	46	7	26	22	20	8	14	16	13
1990	149	60	67	46	7	26	22	21	9	14	16	13
1991	149	61	69	47	7	26	22	21	9	14	16	14
1992	151	61	69	47	7	26	23	21	10	14	16	14
1993	158	63	69	47	7	26	23	21	10	14	16	14
1994	162	63	69	47	8	26	24	21	11	14	16	14
1995	168	63	70	47	8	26	25	21	11	15	16	14
1996	173	64	70	47	8	26	26	21	12	15	16	15
1997	179	65	70	47	8	26	26	21	13	15	17	15
1998	183	66	71	47	8	26	26	21	13	15	17	15
1999	183	66	71	47	8	26	28	21	14	17	17	15
2000	188	66	72	47	9	27	28	21	14	17	17	15
2001	196	68	73	47	10	27	28	21	14	17	17	15
2002	201	69	73	47	12	27	28	21	14	17	18	16
2003	205	72	73	47	12	27	28	23	14	17	18	16
2004	212	72	73	47	12	27	28	23	14	17	18	16
2005	217	73	75	47	12	27	28	23	14	17	18	16
2006	223	73	75	47	12	27	28	23	14	17	18	16
2007	226	75	76	48	12	27	28	24	14	17	19	16
2008	229	75	77	51	16	27	28	24	14	17	19	16
2009	235	76	77	51	16	27	28	24	15	17	19	16
2010	238	77	77	51	17	27	28	26	15	17	19	16
2011	244	77	77	51	17	28	28	26	16	17	19	16
2012	249	78	77	51	18	28	28	26	16	17	19	16
2013	254	79	78	51	18	28	28	26	17	17	19	16
2014	257	79	78	53	21	28	28	26	17	17	19	16
2015	258	79	78	53	23	29	28	26	18	17	19	16
2016	259	84	78	54	24	29	28	26	18	18	19	16
2017	265	84	80	54	25	29	28	26	18	18	19	17
2018	271	85	80	55	26	29	29	26	19	18	19	17
2019	274	87	81	56	27	29	29	26	20	18	19	19
2020	281	89	82	57	27	29	29	26	20	18	19	19
2021	283	90	84	57	28	29	29	27	21	19	20	19
2022	289	90	84	59	28	30	29	28	21	19	20	19
2023	292	90	84	61	28	30	29	29	21	19	20	19
2024	297	94	84	61	28	30	29	29	21	19	20	19
2025	300	96	84	63	30	30	29	29	22	20	20	19
2026	303	96	86	64	31	30	29	29	23	20	20	19

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Frequently asked questions

Which country has won the most Nobel Prizes?

The United States, with 303 Nobel Prizes to laureates born there through 2026. The United Kingdom has 96, Germany 86, France 64, Japan 31 and Sweden 30.

When did the United States take the lead in Nobel Prizes?

The United States tied Germany at 35 prizes in 1949 and has led alone every year since 1950. Before that, France and Germany traded the lead.

How are Nobel Prizes assigned to countries here?

By the laureate's birth country, using the present-day country name. It is not based on nationality or the institution where the work was done, so the totals differ from other tallies.

Where does this data come from?

Nobel Prize Outreach, Nobel Prize API v2.1 (api.nobelprize.org/2.1/laureates); cumulative count of individual prizes by laureate birth country (countryNow) at each year-end. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Counts prizes awarded to individuals (a person who won twice counts twice; organisations such as the Red Cross are excluded since they have no birth country). Country is the present-day name of the laureate birthplace. Three laureates lacked birth country in the API and were added by hand: Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania), James A. Robinson (UK), John M. Martinis (US). Includes the October 2026 announcements. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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