Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Greece
Greece: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 2,462 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,462 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,467 Thousand persons
in 2024
All-time low
1,212 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Greece stood at 2,462 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Greece peaked at 2,467 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,212 Thousand persons, in 1999.
That places Greece 19th out of 45 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,212 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 1,230 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,301 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1,360 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,429 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,581 Thousand persons | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1,595 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,689 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,729 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,780 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,788 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,834 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,906 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1,933 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,992 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2,037 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,076 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,159 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,210 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,223 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,229 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,292 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,412 Thousand persons | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2,462 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2,426 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2,467 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 2,462 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,212 Thousand persons | 1,212 Thousand persons | 1,212 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,548 Thousand persons | 1,230 Thousand persons | 1,788 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,060 Thousand persons | 1,834 Thousand persons | 2,229 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,420 Thousand persons | 2,292 Thousand persons | 2,467 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Greece?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Greece was 2,462 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,467 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,212 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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 sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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