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

Switzerland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 3,292 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,292
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,292
in 2025
All-time low
1,817
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999201220251999: 1.8k2000: 1.9k2001: 1.9k2002: 1.9k2003: 2.0k2004: 2.0k2005: 2.1k2006: 2.2k2007: 2.2k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.4k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.6k2014: 2.7k2015: 2.8k2016: 2.9k2017: 2.9k2018: 3.0k2019: 3.1k2020: 3.1k2021: 3.1k2022: 3.1k2023: 3.2k2024: 3.3k2025: 3.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 3,292 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Switzerland peaked at 3,292 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,817, in 1999.

That places Switzerland 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age in Switzerland, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 1,817
2000 1,882 +3.6%
2001 1,892 +0.5%
2002 1,906 +0.8%
2003 1,978 +3.8%
2004 2,041 +3.2%
2005 2,072 +1.5%
2006 2,157 +4.1%
2007 2,239 +3.8%
2008 2,387 +6.6%
2009 2,466 +3.3%
2010 2,411 -2.2%
2011 2,350 -2.5%
2012 2,436 +3.6%
2013 2,558 +5.0%
2014 2,663 +4.1%
2015 2,751 +3.3%
2016 2,856 +3.8%
2017 2,945 +3.1%
2018 3,014 +2.3%
2019 3,092 +2.6%
2020 3,132 +1.3%
2021 3,099 -1.1%
2022 3,108 +0.3%
2023 3,199 +2.9%
2024 3,268 +2.2%
2025 3,292 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,817 1,817 1,817 1
2000s 2,102 1,882 2,466 10
2010s 2,708 2,350 3,092 10
2020s 3,183 3,099 3,292 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 7 Netherlands 6,803 compare
  2. 8 Sweden 3,915 compare
  3. 9 Belgium 3,883 compare
  4. 11 Austria 2,947 compare
  5. 12 Romania 2,784 compare
  6. 13 Portugal 2,730 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Switzerland?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Switzerland was 3,292 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 3,292 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,817 in 1999.
How does Switzerland rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
Switzerland ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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