Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Romania
Romania: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 2,784 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,784 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,824 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
2,014 Thousand persons
in 2000
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Romania stood at 2,784 Thousand persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Romania peaked at 2,824 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,014 Thousand persons, in 2000.
That places Romania 16th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,021 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 2,014 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,116 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 2,161 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,091 Thousand persons | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 2,130 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,194 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,294 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2,308 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,416 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2,478 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,356 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,467 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2,503 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,476 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,542 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,626 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,643 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,671 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,680 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,711 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,720 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,728 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,824 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,671 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 2,761 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 2,784 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,021 Thousand persons | 2,021 Thousand persons | 2,021 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,220 Thousand persons | 2,014 Thousand persons | 2,478 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,568 Thousand persons | 2,356 Thousand persons | 2,711 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,748 Thousand persons | 2,671 Thousand persons | 2,824 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More science & technology data for Romania
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Romania?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Romania was 2,784 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,824 Thousand persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,014 Thousand persons in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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