Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 21,623 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21,623
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
21,623
in 2019
All-time low
10,428
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in United Kingdom, 1999–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1999200920191999: 10.4k2000: 10.8k2001: 10.9k2002: 11.2k2003: 11.6k2004: 12.1k2005: 12.5k2006: 13.1k2007: 13.5k2008: 14.4k2009: 14.8k2010: 15.5k2011: 17.4k2012: 18.2k2013: 18.6k2014: 19.1k2015: 19.7k2016: 20.4k2017: 20.6k2018: 21.0k2019: 21.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2019, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in United Kingdom stood at 21,623. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in United Kingdom peaked at 21,623 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,428, in 1999.

United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 38 countries 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 United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom, 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 10,428
2000 10,766 +3.2%
2001 10,941 +1.6%
2002 11,167 +2.1%
2003 11,562 +3.5%
2004 12,114 +4.8%
2005 12,489 +3.1%
2006 13,068 +4.6%
2007 13,526 +3.5%
2008 14,369 +6.2%
2009 14,842 +3.3%
2010 15,532 +4.6%
2011 17,399 +12.0%
2012 18,165 +4.4%
2013 18,611 +2.5%
2014 19,133 +2.8%
2015 19,664 +2.8%
2016 20,367 +3.6%
2017 20,594 +1.1%
2018 20,990 +1.9%
2019 21,623 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,428 10,428 10,428 1
2000s 12,484 10,766 14,842 10
2010s 19,208 15,532 21,623 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Germany 26,845 compare
  2. 3 France 21,189 compare
  3. 4 Spain 14,611 compare
  4. 5 Italy 11,460 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in United Kingdom?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in United Kingdom was 21,623 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 21,623 in 2019.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 10,428 in 1999.
How does United Kingdom rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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