Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … 2 in Freiburg
Freiburg: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … 2 was 772.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Freiburg, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Freiburg recorded 772.8 Thousand persons 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.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Freiburg peaked at 772.8 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 432.3 Thousand persons, in 1999.
Freiburg ranks 135th of 441 regions on this measure, 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 … 2 in Freiburg, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 432.3 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 443.1 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 455.2 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 478.3 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 490.2 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 489.4 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 506.8 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 498.5 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 535.5 Thousand persons | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 546.8 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 559.6 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 553.8 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 547.9 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 566.2 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 574.2 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 583.8 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 593.1 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 619.6 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 622.6 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 632.7 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 670.1 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 654.7 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 665.5 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 683.5 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 721.6 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 771.1 Thousand persons | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 772.8 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 432.3 Thousand persons | 432.3 Thousand persons | 432.3 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 500.34 Thousand persons | 443.1 Thousand persons | 559.6 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 596.4 Thousand persons | 547.9 Thousand persons | 670.1 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 711.53 Thousand persons | 654.7 Thousand persons | 772.8 Thousand persons | 6 |
More science & technology data for Freiburg
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 19,454 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 811.41 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 182.92 Number (2012)
- High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 89.7 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Freiburg?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Freiburg was 772.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Freiburg?
- The highest recorded value was 772.8 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Freiburg?
- The lowest recorded value was 432.3 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Freiburg rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Freiburg ranks 135th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Freiburg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Freiburg 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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