Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Malta
Malta: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex was 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
184.8 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
45th
of 47 countries
All-time high
184.8 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
41.4 Thousand persons
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Malta stood at 184.8 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Malta peaked at 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.4 Thousand persons, in 2000.
Malta ranks 45th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 42.6 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 43.1 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.5 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 45.4 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.9 Thousand persons | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 54.4 Thousand persons | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 58 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 61.3 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 63.6 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 67.9 Thousand persons | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 74.5 Thousand persons | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 80.6 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 85.4 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 90 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 95.4 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 104.9 Thousand persons | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 119.1 Thousand persons | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 132.2 Thousand persons | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 137.4 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 144.1 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 150.2 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 159.6 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 174 Thousand persons | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 184.8 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 184.8 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,447 Thousand persons, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.79 Thousand persons | 41.4 Thousand persons | 61.3 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.36 Thousand persons | 63.6 Thousand persons | 132.2 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.35 Thousand persons | 137.4 Thousand persons | 184.8 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 43 Cyprus 348.7 Thousand persons compare
- 44 Luxembourg 282.6 Thousand persons compare
- 46 Iceland 139.9 Thousand persons compare
- 47 Montenegro 118.7 Thousand persons compare
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 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 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Malta?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Malta was 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 184.8 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 Thousand persons in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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