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. β² Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Belgium, 1999β2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 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 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
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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