Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … 2 in Austria
Austria: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 2,947 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,947 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 48 countries
All-time high
2,947 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,238 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Austria, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Austria is 2,947 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Austria peaked at 2,947 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,238 Thousand persons, in 1999.
That places Austria 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Austria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,238 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 1,252 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,280 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,354 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1,356 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,653 Thousand persons | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 1,593 Thousand persons | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,610 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,599 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,646 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,724 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,752 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,816 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,886 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,969 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2,341 Thousand persons | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 2,396 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,469 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2,514 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,560 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,620 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,648 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,698 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2,784 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 2,880 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 2,935 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2,947 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2,947 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,072 Thousand persons, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2,947 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,447 Thousand persons, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,238 Thousand persons | 1,238 Thousand persons | 1,238 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,507 Thousand persons | 1,252 Thousand persons | 1,724 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,232 Thousand persons | 1,752 Thousand persons | 2,620 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,815 Thousand persons | 2,648 Thousand persons | 2,947 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Austria?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Austria was 2,947 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,947 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,238 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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