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. β² Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Italy, 1999β2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (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 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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