Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Netherlands
Netherlands: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 6,803 in 2025. β² Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Netherlands, 1999β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,803 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Netherlands peaked at 6,803 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,531, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 7th 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 | 3,531 | 3,531 | 3,531 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,089 | 3,689 | 4,487 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,952 | 4,587 | 5,583 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,401 | 5,820 | 6,803 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Scientific and technical journal articles 32,207 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.9566 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 23.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 128.54 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 128.54 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,390 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Netherlands?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Netherlands was 6,803 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,803 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,531 in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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