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

North West (UK) (NUTS 2021): Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 2,161 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,161 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
23rd
of 122 regions
All-time high
2,161 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
1,073 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1999200920191999: 1.1k Thousand persons2000: 1.1k Thousand persons2001: 1.1k Thousand persons2002: 1.1k Thousand persons2003: 1.2k Thousand persons2004: 1.2k Thousand persons2005: 1.3k Thousand persons2006: 1.3k Thousand persons2007: 1.4k Thousand persons2008: 1.5k Thousand persons2009: 1.5k Thousand persons2010: 1.6k Thousand persons2011: 1.8k Thousand persons2012: 1.8k Thousand persons2013: 1.9k Thousand persons2014: 1.9k Thousand persons2015: 2.0k Thousand persons2016: 2.1k Thousand persons2017: 2.1k Thousand persons2018: 2.1k Thousand persons2019: 2.2k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 2,161 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.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 2,161 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,073 Thousand persons, in 1999.

That places North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 23rd out of 122 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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 North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and sex in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
1999 1,073 Thousand persons
2000 1,141 Thousand persons +6.3%
2001 1,145 Thousand persons +0.4%
2002 1,103 Thousand persons -3.6%
2003 1,167 Thousand persons +5.8%
2004 1,236 Thousand persons +5.9%
2005 1,303 Thousand persons +5.5%
2006 1,349 Thousand persons +3.5%
2007 1,391 Thousand persons +3.2%
2008 1,460 Thousand persons +4.9%
2009 1,534 Thousand persons +5.1%
2010 1,606 Thousand persons +4.7%
2011 1,774 Thousand persons +10.5%
2012 1,837 Thousand persons +3.5%
2013 1,861 Thousand persons +1.3%
2014 1,909 Thousand persons +2.6%
2015 1,992 Thousand persons +4.3%
2016 2,096 Thousand persons +5.3%
2017 2,079 Thousand persons -0.8%
2018 2,122 Thousand persons +2.1%
2019 2,161 Thousand persons +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,073 Thousand persons 1,073 Thousand persons 1,073 Thousand persons 1
2000s 1,283 Thousand persons 1,103 Thousand persons 1,534 Thousand persons 10
2010s 1,944 Thousand persons 1,606 Thousand persons 2,161 Thousand persons 10

Countries ranked near North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 20 Hungary 2,447 Thousand persons compare
  2. 21 Ireland 2,099 Thousand persons compare
  3. 22 Norway 2,046 Thousand persons compare
  4. 23 Denmark 2,045 Thousand persons compare
  5. 24 Finland 1,775 Thousand persons compare
  6. 25 Bulgaria 1,623 Thousand persons compare
  7. 26 Serbia 1,451 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 2,161 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 2,161 Thousand persons in 2019.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,073 Thousand persons in 1999.
How does North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 23rd out of 122 regions with data for 2019.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North West (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 sex. 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 sex
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
167 places, 4,190 data points, 1999–2025
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