Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Sweden
Sweden: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 3,915 in 2025. β² Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Sweden, 1999β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Sweden is 3,915, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Sweden peaked at 3,915 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,048, in 1999.
That places Sweden 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,048 | 2,048 | 2,048 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,285 | 2,103 | 2,524 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,072 | 2,600 | 3,535 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,774 | 3,621 | 3,915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Sweden?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Sweden was 3,915 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3,915 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,048 in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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