Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Italy
Italy: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and was 11,460 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11,460
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
11,504
in 2024
All-time low
5,537
in 1994
Years of data
32
1994–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Italy, 1994–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Italy recorded 11,460 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Italy peaked at 11,504 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,537, in 1994.
Italy ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5,537 | — |
| 1995 | 5,674 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5,902 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6,062 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6,007 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6,373 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 6,853 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 7,201 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 7,449 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 7,653 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8,136 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 8,400 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9,014 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 9,364 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 9,462 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9,271 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9,229 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9,409 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9,671 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9,804 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9,979 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10,177 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10,288 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,606 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10,795 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10,915 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,857 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 10,548 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 10,682 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11,238 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 11,504 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 11,460 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,926 | 5,537 | 6,373 | 6 |
| 2000s | 8,280 | 6,853 | 9,462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,087 | 9,229 | 10,915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,048 | 10,548 | 11,504 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Italy?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Italy was 11,460 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11,504 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,537 in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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