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

Niedersachsen: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 2,447 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,447
Change on year
up 5.3%
Rank
22nd
of 438 regions
All-time high
2,447
in 2025
All-time low
1,489
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1999201220251999: 1.5k2000: 1.5k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.5k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.9k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.0k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.2k2021: 2.2k2022: 2.3k2023: 2.3k2024: 2.3k2025: 2.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Niedersachsen recorded 2,447 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 5.3% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Niedersachsen peaked at 2,447 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,489, in 1999.

Niedersachsen ranks 22nd of 438 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Niedersachsen, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in Niedersachsen, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 1,489
2000 1,548 +4.0%
2001 1,560 +0.8%
2002 1,540 -1.3%
2003 1,589 +3.2%
2004 1,658 +4.4%
2005 1,659 +0.0%
2006 1,671 +0.7%
2007 1,680 +0.6%
2008 1,735 +3.3%
2009 1,773 +2.2%
2010 1,798 +1.4%
2011 1,769 -1.6%
2012 1,883 +6.4%
2013 1,923 +2.1%
2014 1,911 -0.6%
2015 1,972 +3.2%
2016 1,961 -0.6%
2017 1,985 +1.2%
2018 2,055 +3.5%
2019 2,106 +2.5%
2020 2,171 +3.1%
2021 2,172 +0.1%
2022 2,279 +4.9%
2023 2,293 +0.6%
2024 2,324 +1.3%
2025 2,447 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,489 1,489 1,489 1
2000s 1,641 1,540 1,773 10
2010s 1,936 1,769 2,106 10
2020s 2,281 2,171 2,447 6

Countries ranked near Niedersachsen

  1. 19 Denmark 2,045 compare
  2. 20 Finland 1,775 compare
  3. 21 Bulgaria 1,623 compare
  4. 22 Serbia 1,451 compare
  5. 23 Slovak Republic 1,373 compare
  6. 24 Lithuania 1,027 compare
  7. 25 Croatia 912.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Niedersachsen?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Niedersachsen was 2,447 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Niedersachsen?
The highest recorded value was 2,447 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Niedersachsen?
The lowest recorded value was 1,489 in 1999.
How does Niedersachsen rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
Niedersachsen ranks 22nd out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Niedersachsen?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niedersachsen 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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