Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Norway
Norway: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 2,046 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,046 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,046 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,023 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Norway, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2,046 Thousand persons 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway peaked at 2,046 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,023 Thousand persons, in 1999.
That places Norway 22nd 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,023 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 1,091 Thousand persons | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1,164 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,170 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,118 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,147 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,165 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,183 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,238 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,288 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,304 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,338 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,444 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1,502 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,554 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,651 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,704 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,721 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,733 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,767 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,775 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,811 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,888 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,907 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,948 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,009 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 2,046 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,023 Thousand persons | 1,023 Thousand persons | 1,023 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,187 Thousand persons | 1,091 Thousand persons | 1,304 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,619 Thousand persons | 1,338 Thousand persons | 1,775 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,935 Thousand persons | 1,811 Thousand persons | 2,046 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More science & technology data for Norway
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 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 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Norway was 2,046 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,046 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,023 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Norway rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Norway ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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