Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Norway
Norway: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 2,046 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Norway, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway is 2,046, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway peaked at 2,046 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,023, in 1999.
Norway ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,023 | — |
| 2000 | 1,091 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1,164 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,170 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,118 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,147 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,165 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,183 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,238 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,288 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,304 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,338 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,444 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1,502 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,554 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,651 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,704 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,721 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,733 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,767 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,775 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,811 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,888 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,907 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,948 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,009 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 2,046 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,187 | 1,091 | 1,304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,619 | 1,338 | 1,775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,935 | 1,811 | 2,046 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway was 2,046 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,046 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,023 in 1999.
- How does Norway rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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