Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 3,292 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,292 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,292 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,817 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Switzerland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3,292 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Switzerland peaked at 3,292 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,817 Thousand persons, in 1999.
That places Switzerland 14th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,817 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 1,882 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1,892 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,906 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,978 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2,041 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,072 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,157 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,239 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2,387 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2,466 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2,411 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,350 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,436 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2,558 Thousand persons | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2,663 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2,751 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,856 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,945 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3,014 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,092 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3,132 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,099 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3,108 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,199 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3,268 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 3,292 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,817 Thousand persons | 1,817 Thousand persons | 1,817 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,102 Thousand persons | 1,882 Thousand persons | 2,466 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,708 Thousand persons | 2,350 Thousand persons | 3,092 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,183 Thousand persons | 3,099 Thousand persons | 3,292 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.47 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.5767 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Switzerland?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Switzerland was 3,292 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,292 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,817 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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