Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Croatia
Croatia: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 912.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
912.7 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 45 countries
All-time high
912.7 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
528.3 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 912.7 Thousand persons for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Croatia peaked at 912.7 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 528.3 Thousand persons, in 2002.
That places Croatia 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 528.3 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 537.4 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 554.1 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 567.5 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 580.1 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 600.7 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 621.1 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 648.5 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 670.4 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 646.9 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 685.4 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 746.9 Thousand persons | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 755.2 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 777.6 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 771.2 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 776.2 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 802 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 803.5 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 797.8 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 793.4 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 789.6 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 844.7 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 900.3 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 912.7 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 579.71 Thousand persons | 528.3 Thousand persons | 648.5 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 743.53 Thousand persons | 646.9 Thousand persons | 803.5 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 839.75 Thousand persons | 789.6 Thousand persons | 912.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 47.67 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 7 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 188 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 47.67 Patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Croatia?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Croatia was 912.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 912.7 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 528.3 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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