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

Italy: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 11,460 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
11,460
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 38 countries
All-time high
11,504
in 2024
All-time low
6,373
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1999201220251999: 6.4k2000: 6.9k2001: 7.2k2002: 7.4k2003: 7.7k2004: 8.1k2005: 8.4k2006: 9.0k2007: 9.4k2008: 9.5k2009: 9.3k2010: 9.2k2011: 9.4k2012: 9.7k2013: 9.8k2014: 10.0k2015: 10.2k2016: 10.3k2017: 10.6k2018: 10.8k2019: 10.9k2020: 10.9k2021: 10.5k2022: 10.7k2023: 11.2k2024: 11.5k2025: 11.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 11,460 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Italy peaked at 11,504 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,373, in 1999.

That places Italy 5th out of 38 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 6,373 6,373 6,373 1
2000s 8,280 6,853 9,462 10
2010s 10,087 9,229 10,915 10
2020s 11,048 10,548 11,504 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21,623 compare
  2. 3 France 21,189 compare
  3. 4 Spain 14,611 compare
  4. 6 Poland 10,241 compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 6,803 compare
  6. 8 Sweden 3,915 compare

See the full ranking of 476 places β†’

More science & technology data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Italy?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Italy was 11,460 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 11,504 in 2024.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 6,373 in 1999.
How does Italy rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
Italy ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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