Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 1,623 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1,623 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Bulgaria peaked at 1,623 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,160, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,160 | — |
| 2001 | 1,276 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1,241 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,230 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,224 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,238 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,228 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,260 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,285 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,294 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,291 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,298 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,307 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,378 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1,439 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,455 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,456 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,462 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,468 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,367 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,405 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,393 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,379 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,392 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,529 | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 1,623 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,244 | 1,160 | 1,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,392 | 1,291 | 1,468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,454 | 1,379 | 1,623 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Bulgaria?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Bulgaria was 1,623 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,623 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,160 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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