Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 1,663 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,663
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
45th
of 438 regions
All-time high
1,663
in 2019
All-time low
794.4
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

05001.0k1.5k1999200920191999: 794.42000: 841.62001: 834.32002: 868.12003: 864.52004: 932.52005: 979.42006: 1.0k2007: 1.1k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.1k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.3k2012: 1.4k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.4k2015: 1.5k2016: 1.5k2017: 1.5k2018: 1.6k2019: 1.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 1,663 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 1,663 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 794.4, in 1999.

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 45th of 438 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 794.4
2000 841.6 +5.9%
2001 834.3 -0.9%
2002 868.1 +4.1%
2003 864.5 -0.4%
2004 932.5 +7.9%
2005 979.4 +5.0%
2006 1,020 +4.1%
2007 1,087 +6.6%
2008 1,107 +1.9%
2009 1,127 +1.8%
2010 1,154 +2.4%
2011 1,300 +12.6%
2012 1,367 +5.2%
2013 1,378 +0.8%
2014 1,413 +2.5%
2015 1,507 +6.6%
2016 1,543 +2.4%
2017 1,534 -0.6%
2018 1,594 +3.9%
2019 1,663 +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 794.4 794.4 794.4 1
2000s 966.14 834.3 1,127 10
2010s 1,445 1,154 1,663 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 1,663 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 1,663 in 2019.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 794.4 in 1999.
How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 45th out of 438 regions with data for 2019.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 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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