Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Sweden

Sweden: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 3,915 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,915
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,915
in 2025
All-time low
2,048
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Sweden, 1999–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1999201220251999: 2.0k2000: 2.2k2001: 2.1k2002: 2.1k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.2k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.4k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.5k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.6k2011: 2.7k2012: 2.8k2013: 2.9k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.1k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.3k2018: 3.5k2019: 3.5k2020: 3.6k2021: 3.6k2022: 3.7k2023: 3.8k2024: 3.9k2025: 3.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Sweden stood at 3,915. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Sweden peaked at 3,915 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,048, in 1999.

Sweden ranks 8th 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 Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age in Sweden, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 2,048
2000 2,154 +5.2%
2001 2,103 -2.3%
2002 2,129 +1.2%
2003 2,172 +2.0%
2004 2,214 +2.0%
2005 2,277 +2.8%
2006 2,369 +4.0%
2007 2,428 +2.5%
2008 2,478 +2.1%
2009 2,524 +1.8%
2010 2,600 +3.0%
2011 2,713 +4.4%
2012 2,794 +3.0%
2013 2,890 +3.5%
2014 3,014 +4.3%
2015 3,114 +3.3%
2016 3,244 +4.2%
2017 3,348 +3.2%
2018 3,465 +3.5%
2019 3,535 +2.0%
2020 3,621 +2.4%
2021 3,644 +0.6%
2022 3,741 +2.7%
2023 3,846 +2.8%
2024 3,875 +0.8%
2025 3,915 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,048 2,048 2,048 1
2000s 2,285 2,103 2,524 10
2010s 3,072 2,600 3,535 10
2020s 3,774 3,621 3,915 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 5 Italy 11,460 compare
  2. 6 Poland 10,241 compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 6,803 compare
  4. 9 Belgium 3,883 compare
  5. 10 Switzerland 3,292 compare
  6. 11 Austria 2,947 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Sweden?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Sweden was 3,915 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 3,915 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2,048 in 1999.
How does Sweden rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
Sweden ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
158 places, 3,956 data points, 1999–2025
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