Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Netherlands

Netherlands: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and was 6,803 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,803
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6,803
in 2025
All-time low
2,115
in 1995
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Netherlands, 1994–2025

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1994200920251994: 2.2k1995: 2.1k1996: 3.2k1997: 3.4k1998: 3.4k1999: 3.5k2000: 3.7k2001: 3.7k2002: 3.8k2003: 4.1k2004: 4.3k2005: 4.1k2006: 4.1k2007: 4.2k2008: 4.4k2009: 4.5k2010: 4.6k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.7k2013: 4.8k2014: 4.8k2015: 4.9k2016: 5.0k2017: 5.1k2018: 5.3k2019: 5.6k2020: 5.8k2021: 6.2k2022: 6.4k2023: 6.5k2024: 6.6k2025: 6.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Netherlands stood at 6,803. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Netherlands peaked at 6,803 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,115, in 1995.

Netherlands ranks 7th 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 Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and age in Netherlands, 1994 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1994 2,206
1995 2,115 -4.1%
1996 3,227 +52.6%
1997 3,434 +6.4%
1998 3,419 -0.4%
1999 3,531 +3.3%
2000 3,689 +4.5%
2001 3,734 +1.2%
2002 3,848 +3.0%
2003 4,093 +6.4%
2004 4,267 +4.3%
2005 4,052 -5.0%
2006 4,089 +0.9%
2007 4,233 +3.5%
2008 4,401 +4.0%
2009 4,487 +2.0%
2010 4,587 +2.2%
2011 4,639 +1.1%
2012 4,726 +1.9%
2013 4,784 +1.2%
2014 4,808 +0.5%
2015 4,912 +2.2%
2016 5,022 +2.2%
2017 5,147 +2.5%
2018 5,313 +3.2%
2019 5,583 +5.1%
2020 5,820 +4.2%
2021 6,225 +7.0%
2022 6,443 +3.5%
2023 6,492 +0.8%
2024 6,623 +2.0%
2025 6,803 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,989 2,115 3,531 6
2000s 4,089 3,689 4,487 10
2010s 4,952 4,587 5,583 10
2020s 6,401 5,820 6,803 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 4 Spain 14,611 compare
  2. 5 Italy 11,460 compare
  3. 6 Poland 10,241 compare
  4. 8 Sweden 3,915 compare
  5. 9 Belgium 3,883 compare
  6. 10 Switzerland 3,292 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Netherlands?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Netherlands was 6,803 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 6,803 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,115 in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and?
Netherlands ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,044 data points, 1994–2025
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