Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 6,803 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,803 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
6,803 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
3,531 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,803 Thousand persons for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Netherlands peaked at 6,803 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,531 Thousand persons, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,531 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 3,689 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,734 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,848 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,093 Thousand persons | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4,267 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 4,052 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4,089 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4,233 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,401 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,487 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,587 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,639 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4,726 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,784 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,808 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,912 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,022 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5,147 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,313 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,583 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 5,820 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 6,225 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 6,443 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6,492 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,623 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 6,803 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,531 Thousand persons | 3,531 Thousand persons | 3,531 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,089 Thousand persons | 3,689 Thousand persons | 4,487 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,952 Thousand persons | 4,587 Thousand persons | 5,583 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,401 Thousand persons | 5,820 Thousand persons | 6,803 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 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 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Netherlands?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Netherlands was 6,803 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,803 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,531 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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