Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Spain
Spain: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 14,611 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,611 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
6th
of 48 countries
All-time high
14,611 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
6,224 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Spain, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Spain recorded 14,611 Thousand persons 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.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Spain peaked at 14,611 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,224 Thousand persons, in 1999.
Spain ranks 6th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,224 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 6,671 Thousand persons | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 7,037 Thousand persons | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 7,515 Thousand persons | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 7,793 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 8,262 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 9,073 Thousand persons | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 9,320 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9,702 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9,880 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 9,961 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,300 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 10,542 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10,623 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 10,807 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11,052 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 11,200 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11,401 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11,633 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 11,941 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12,437 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 12,840 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 13,202 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13,485 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 13,891 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 14,267 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 14,611 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 14,611 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,072 Thousand persons, 7.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 14,611 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,447 Thousand persons, 6.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,224 Thousand persons | 6,224 Thousand persons | 6,224 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,521 Thousand persons | 6,671 Thousand persons | 9,961 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,194 Thousand persons | 10,300 Thousand persons | 12,437 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,716 Thousand persons | 12,840 Thousand persons | 14,611 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Spain?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Spain was 14,611 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 14,611 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,224 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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