Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)

North West (UK) (NUTS 2021): Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 2,161 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,161
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
27th
of 438 regions
All-time high
2,161
in 2019
All-time low
1,073
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1999200920191999: 1.1k2000: 1.1k2001: 1.1k2002: 1.1k2003: 1.2k2004: 1.2k2005: 1.3k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.6k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 2,161 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 2,161 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,073, in 1999.

North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 27th of 438 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 1,073
2000 1,141 +6.3%
2001 1,145 +0.4%
2002 1,103 -3.6%
2003 1,167 +5.8%
2004 1,236 +5.9%
2005 1,303 +5.5%
2006 1,349 +3.5%
2007 1,391 +3.2%
2008 1,460 +4.9%
2009 1,534 +5.1%
2010 1,606 +4.7%
2011 1,774 +10.5%
2012 1,837 +3.5%
2013 1,861 +1.3%
2014 1,909 +2.6%
2015 1,992 +4.3%
2016 2,096 +5.3%
2017 2,079 -0.8%
2018 2,122 +2.1%
2019 2,161 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,073 1,073 1,073 1
2000s 1,283 1,103 1,534 10
2010s 1,944 1,606 2,161 10

Countries ranked near North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 24 Lithuania 1,027 compare
  2. 25 Croatia 912.7 compare
  3. 26 Slovenia 564.4 compare
  4. 27 Latvia 538.6 compare
  5. 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 504.5
  6. 29 Estonia 444 compare
  7. 30 North Macedonia 350.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 2,161 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 2,161 in 2019.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,073 in 1999.
How does North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 27th out of 438 regions with data for 2019.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 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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