Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Nord-Ovest

Nord-Ovest: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 3,369 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,369
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
12th
of 438 regions
All-time high
3,392
in 2024
All-time low
1,866
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999201220251999: 1.9k2000: 2.0k2001: 2.1k2002: 2.2k2003: 2.3k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.5k2006: 2.7k2007: 2.8k2008: 2.9k2009: 2.8k2010: 2.8k2011: 2.9k2012: 2.9k2013: 3.0k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.1k2016: 3.1k2017: 3.2k2018: 3.3k2019: 3.3k2020: 3.3k2021: 3.1k2022: 3.2k2023: 3.4k2024: 3.4k2025: 3.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Nord-Ovest is 3,369, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Nord-Ovest peaked at 3,392 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,866, in 1999.

Nord-Ovest ranks 12th 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 Nord-Ovest, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in Nord-Ovest, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 1,866
2000 2,019 +8.2%
2001 2,112 +4.6%
2002 2,191 +3.7%
2003 2,256 +3.0%
2004 2,402 +6.5%
2005 2,512 +4.6%
2006 2,716 +8.1%
2007 2,844 +4.7%
2008 2,869 +0.9%
2009 2,796 -2.5%
2010 2,804 +0.3%
2011 2,861 +2.0%
2012 2,895 +1.2%
2013 2,967 +2.5%
2014 2,984 +0.6%
2015 3,074 +3.0%
2016 3,089 +0.5%
2017 3,204 +3.7%
2018 3,328 +3.9%
2019 3,335 +0.2%
2020 3,295 -1.2%
2021 3,142 -4.6%
2022 3,204 +2.0%
2023 3,351 +4.6%
2024 3,392 +1.2%
2025 3,369 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,866 1,866 1,866 1
2000s 2,472 2,019 2,869 10
2010s 3,054 2,804 3,335 10
2020s 3,292 3,142 3,392 6

Countries ranked near Nord-Ovest

  1. 9 Belgium 3,883 compare
  2. 10 Switzerland 3,292 compare
  3. 11 Austria 2,947 compare
  4. 12 Romania 2,784 compare
  5. 13 Portugal 2,730 compare
  6. 14 Czechia 2,689 compare
  7. 15 Greece 2,462 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Nord-Ovest?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Nord-Ovest was 3,369 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Nord-Ovest?
The highest recorded value was 3,392 in 2024.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Nord-Ovest?
The lowest recorded value was 1,866 in 1999.
How does Nord-Ovest rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
Nord-Ovest ranks 12th out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Nord-Ovest?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nord-Ovest 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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