Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Malta
Malta: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
184.8 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
43rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
184.8 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
41.4 Thousand persons
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Malta recorded 184.8 Thousand persons for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Malta peaked at 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.4 Thousand persons, in 2000.
That places Malta 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 42.6 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 43.1 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.5 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 45.4 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.9 Thousand persons | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 54.4 Thousand persons | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 58 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 61.3 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 63.6 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 67.9 Thousand persons | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 74.5 Thousand persons | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 80.6 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 85.4 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 90 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 95.4 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 104.9 Thousand persons | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 119.1 Thousand persons | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 132.2 Thousand persons | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 137.4 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 144.1 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 150.2 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 159.6 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 174 Thousand persons | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 184.8 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.79 Thousand persons | 41.4 Thousand persons | 61.3 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.36 Thousand persons | 63.6 Thousand persons | 132.2 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.35 Thousand persons | 137.4 Thousand persons | 184.8 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 40 North Macedonia 350.2 Thousand persons compare
- 41 Cyprus 348.7 Thousand persons compare
- 42 Luxembourg 275.6 Thousand persons compare
- 44 Iceland 139.9 Thousand persons compare
- 45 Montenegro 118.7 Thousand persons compare
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 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 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Malta?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Malta was 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 Thousand persons in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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