Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Latvia
Latvia: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 538.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
538.6
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
27th
of 35 countries
All-time high
538.8
in 2022
All-time low
365.9
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Latvia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 538.6 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Latvia peaked at 538.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 365.9, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 27th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 379.6 | — |
| 2000 | 379.3 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 366.6 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 398.5 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 377.8 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 365.9 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 392.4 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 420.2 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 451.3 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 486.1 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 462.9 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 446.2 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 439.7 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 455.2 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 472.8 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 464.6 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 480.7 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 482.8 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 489.6 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 487.5 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 507.9 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 526.5 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 526.4 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 538.8 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 526.5 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 532.9 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 538.6 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379.6 | 379.6 | 379.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 410.1 | 365.9 | 486.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 472.7 | 439.7 | 507.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 531.62 | 526.4 | 538.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 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 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Latvia?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Latvia was 538.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 538.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 365.9 in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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