Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Vlaams Gewest

Vlaams Gewest: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 2,267 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,267
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
24th
of 438 regions
All-time high
2,267
in 2025
All-time low
1,169
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Vlaams Gewest, 1999–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1999201220251999: 1.2k2000: 1.2k2001: 1.2k2002: 1.2k2003: 1.2k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.4k2006: 1.5k2007: 1.5k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.6k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.9k2020: 2.0k2021: 2.1k2022: 2.2k2023: 2.1k2024: 2.1k2025: 2.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Vlaams Gewest stood at 2,267. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Vlaams Gewest peaked at 2,267 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,169, in 1999.

Vlaams Gewest ranks 24th of 438 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Vlaams Gewest, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in Vlaams Gewest, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 1,169
2000 1,192 +2.0%
2001 1,247 +4.6%
2002 1,240 -0.6%
2003 1,244 +0.3%
2004 1,331 +7.0%
2005 1,417 +6.5%
2006 1,453 +2.5%
2007 1,469 +1.1%
2008 1,525 +3.8%
2009 1,568 +2.8%
2010 1,627 +3.8%
2011 1,646 +1.2%
2012 1,685 +2.4%
2013 1,690 +0.3%
2014 1,752 +3.7%
2015 1,744 -0.5%
2016 1,774 +1.7%
2017 1,899 +7.0%
2018 1,909 +0.5%
2019 1,931 +1.1%
2020 2,006 +3.9%
2021 2,111 +5.2%
2022 2,180 +3.3%
2023 2,128 -2.4%
2024 2,148 +1.0%
2025 2,267 +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,169 1,169 1,169 1
2000s 1,368 1,192 1,568 10
2010s 1,766 1,627 1,931 10
2020s 2,140 2,006 2,267 6

Countries ranked near Vlaams Gewest

  1. 21 Bulgaria 1,623 compare
  2. 22 Serbia 1,451 compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 1,373 compare
  4. 24 Lithuania 1,027 compare
  5. 25 Croatia 912.7 compare
  6. 26 Slovenia 564.4 compare
  7. 27 Latvia 538.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Vlaams Gewest?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Vlaams Gewest was 2,267 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
The highest recorded value was 2,267 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
The lowest recorded value was 1,169 in 1999.
How does Vlaams Gewest rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
Vlaams Gewest ranks 24th out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Vlaams Gewest?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vlaams Gewest 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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