Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … 2 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 1,027 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Lithuania, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1,027 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 4.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Lithuania peaked at 1,027 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 578.5 Thousand persons, in 2001.
That places Lithuania 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 and NUTS in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 919.1 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 896.9 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 578.5 Thousand persons | -35.5% |
| 2002 | 590.7 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 604.3 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 627.8 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 653 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 630.7 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 679 Thousand persons | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 717 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 706 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 710.4 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 704.4 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 710.9 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 734.2 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 756.3 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 784.6 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 786.9 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 786.9 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 803.5 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 828.7 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 846.7 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 881.2 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 935.7 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 961.7 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 984.9 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1,027 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1,027 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,072 Thousand persons, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1,027 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,447 Thousand persons, 42% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -35.5% | 896.9 Thousand persons | 578.5 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 919.1 Thousand persons | 919.1 Thousand persons | 919.1 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 668.39 Thousand persons | 578.5 Thousand persons | 896.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 760.68 Thousand persons | 704.4 Thousand persons | 828.7 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 939.57 Thousand persons | 846.7 Thousand persons | 1,027 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More science & technology data for Lithuania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 138.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.37 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 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 62.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,673 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Lithuania?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Lithuania was 1,027 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,027 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 578.5 Thousand persons in 2001.
- How does Lithuania rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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