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

Poland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and was 10,241 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10,241
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
10,241
in 2025
All-time low
4,273
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and in Poland, 1997–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1997201120251997: 4.4k1998: 4.3k1999: 4.4k2000: 4.4k2001: 4.5k2002: 4.5k2003: 4.8k2004: 5.1k2005: 5.4k2006: 5.7k2007: 6.0k2008: 6.2k2009: 6.6k2010: 6.8k2011: 7.0k2012: 7.2k2013: 7.5k2014: 7.8k2015: 8.0k2016: 8.2k2017: 8.4k2018: 8.6k2019: 9.0k2020: 9.2k2021: 9.3k2022: 9.4k2023: 10.0k2024: 10.2k2025: 10.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Poland recorded 10,241 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Poland peaked at 10,241 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,273, in 1998.

That places Poland 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and age in Poland, 1997 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1997 4,424
1998 4,273 -3.4%
1999 4,448 +4.1%
2000 4,417 -0.7%
2001 4,484 +1.5%
2002 4,533 +1.1%
2003 4,832 +6.6%
2004 5,096 +5.5%
2005 5,436 +6.7%
2006 5,723 +5.3%
2007 5,972 +4.3%
2008 6,212 +4.0%
2009 6,585 +6.0%
2010 6,770 +2.8%
2011 6,961 +2.8%
2012 7,242 +4.0%
2013 7,506 +3.7%
2014 7,831 +4.3%
2015 8,040 +2.7%
2016 8,170 +1.6%
2017 8,428 +3.2%
2018 8,609 +2.1%
2019 9,034 +4.9%
2020 9,195 +1.8%
2021 9,293 +1.1%
2022 9,370 +0.8%
2023 10,030 +7.0%
2024 10,235 +2.0%
2025 10,241 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,382 4,273 4,448 3
2000s 5,329 4,417 6,585 10
2010s 7,859 6,770 9,034 10
2020s 9,727 9,195 10,241 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 France 21,189 compare
  2. 4 Spain 14,611 compare
  3. 5 Italy 11,460 compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 6,803 compare
  5. 8 Sweden 3,915 compare
  6. 9 Belgium 3,883 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Poland?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and in Poland was 10,241 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 10,241 in 2025.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,273 in 1998.
How does Poland rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and?
Poland ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, sex and rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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