Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Belgium

Belgium: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 3,883 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
3,883
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
3,883
in 2025
All-time low
2,013
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Belgium, 1999–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1999201220251999: 2.0k2000: 2.0k2001: 2.1k2002: 2.1k2003: 2.1k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.4k2006: 2.5k2007: 2.5k2008: 2.6k2009: 2.7k2010: 2.8k2011: 2.8k2012: 2.9k2013: 2.9k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.0k2016: 3.0k2017: 3.2k2018: 3.3k2019: 3.3k2020: 3.4k2021: 3.6k2022: 3.7k2023: 3.6k2024: 3.7k2025: 3.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 3,883 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Belgium peaked at 3,883 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,013, in 1999.

That places Belgium 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,013 2,013 2,013 1
2000s 2,330 2,037 2,669 10
2010s 3,011 2,784 3,300 10
2020s 3,647 3,426 3,883 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Poland 10,241 compare
  2. 7 Netherlands 6,803 compare
  3. 8 Sweden 3,915 compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 3,292 compare
  5. 11 Austria 2,947 compare
  6. 12 Romania 2,784 compare

See the full ranking of 476 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Belgium?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Belgium was 3,883 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 3,883 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2,013 in 1999.
How does Belgium rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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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Indicator
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,151 data points, 1999–2025
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