Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 3,274 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,274 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
13th
of 122 regions
All-time high
3,274 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
1,657 Thousand persons
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999200920191999: 1.7k Thousand persons2000: 1.7k Thousand persons2001: 1.7k Thousand persons2002: 1.8k Thousand persons2003: 1.8k Thousand persons2004: 1.9k Thousand persons2005: 1.9k Thousand persons2006: 2.0k Thousand persons2007: 2.0k Thousand persons2008: 2.2k Thousand persons2009: 2.2k Thousand persons2010: 2.3k Thousand persons2011: 2.6k Thousand persons2012: 2.7k Thousand persons2013: 2.8k Thousand persons2014: 2.9k Thousand persons2015: 2.9k Thousand persons2016: 3.0k Thousand persons2017: 3.0k Thousand persons2018: 3.1k Thousand persons2019: 3.3k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 3,274 Thousand persons for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 3,274 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,657 Thousand persons, in 2001.

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 13th of 122 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
1999 1,683 Thousand persons
2000 1,665 Thousand persons -1.1%
2001 1,657 Thousand persons -0.5%
2002 1,774 Thousand persons +7.1%
2003 1,845 Thousand persons +4.0%
2004 1,852 Thousand persons +0.4%
2005 1,926 Thousand persons +4.0%
2006 1,975 Thousand persons +2.5%
2007 2,019 Thousand persons +2.2%
2008 2,156 Thousand persons +6.8%
2009 2,199 Thousand persons +2.0%
2010 2,311 Thousand persons +5.1%
2011 2,618 Thousand persons +13.3%
2012 2,724 Thousand persons +4.0%
2013 2,782 Thousand persons +2.1%
2014 2,913 Thousand persons +4.7%
2015 2,944 Thousand persons +1.1%
2016 3,016 Thousand persons +2.4%
2017 3,046 Thousand persons +1.0%
2018 3,118 Thousand persons +2.4%
2019 3,274 Thousand persons +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,683 Thousand persons 1,683 Thousand persons 1,683 Thousand persons 1
2000s 1,907 Thousand persons 1,657 Thousand persons 2,199 Thousand persons 10
2010s 2,875 Thousand persons 2,311 Thousand persons 3,274 Thousand persons 10

Countries ranked near South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 10 Netherlands 6,803 Thousand persons compare
  2. 10 Netherlands 6,803 Thousand persons compare
  3. 12 Sweden 3,915 Thousand persons compare
  4. 13 Belgium 3,883 Thousand persons compare
  5. 14 Switzerland 3,292 Thousand persons compare
  6. 15 Austria 2,947 Thousand persons compare
  7. 16 Romania 2,784 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 3,274 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 3,274 Thousand persons in 2019.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,657 Thousand persons in 2001.
How does South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 13th out of 122 regions with data for 2019.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 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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Indicator
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
167 places, 4,190 data points, 1999–2025
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