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 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,803 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,531, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 35 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,531 | — |
| 2000 | 3,689 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,734 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,848 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,093 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4,267 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 4,052 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4,089 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4,233 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,401 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,487 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,587 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,639 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4,726 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,784 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,808 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,912 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,022 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5,147 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,313 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,583 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 5,820 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 6,225 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 6,443 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6,492 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,623 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 6,803 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,531 | 3,531 | 3,531 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,089 | 3,689 | 4,487 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,952 | 4,587 | 5,583 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,401 | 5,820 | 6,803 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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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 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 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 in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 35 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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