Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Portugal
Portugal: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 2,730 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Portugal, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Portugal is 2,730, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Portugal peaked at 2,730 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 845, in 1999.
Portugal ranks 13th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 845 | — |
| 2000 | 870.1 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 900.5 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 927 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 964.2 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,130 | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 1,158 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,204 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,214 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,278 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,308 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,360 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,532 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 1,616 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1,684 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,833 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1,925 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1,989 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,032 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,090 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,160 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2,240 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2,337 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2,403 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2,436 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,583 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 2,730 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 845 | 845 | 845 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,095 | 870.1 | 1,308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,822 | 1,360 | 2,160 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,455 | 2,240 | 2,730 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Portugal?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Portugal was 2,730 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,730 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 845 in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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