Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … 2 in Serbia
Serbia: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 1,451 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Serbia is 1,451 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Serbia peaked at 1,454 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 831.7 Thousand persons, in 2011.
Serbia ranks 26th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,078 Thousand persons | — |
| 2011 | 831.7 Thousand persons | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 880.8 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,123 Thousand persons | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 1,220 Thousand persons | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1,235 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,264 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,278 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,300 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,309 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,316 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,330 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,351 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,398 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1,454 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 1,451 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1,451 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,072 Thousand persons, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +27.5% | 880.8 Thousand persons | 1,123 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,152 Thousand persons | 831.7 Thousand persons | 1,309 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,383 Thousand persons | 1,316 Thousand persons | 1,454 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 23 Denmark 2,045 Thousand persons compare
- 24 Finland 1,775 Thousand persons compare
- 25 Bulgaria 1,623 Thousand persons compare
- 27 Slovakia 1,373 Thousand persons compare
- 27 Slovakia 1,373 Thousand persons compare
- 29 Lithuania 1,027 Thousand persons compare
- 29 Lithuania 1,027 Thousand persons compare
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,173 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Serbia?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Serbia was 1,451 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,454 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 831.7 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Serbia ranks 26th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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