Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age was 86,036 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86,036 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
86,036 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
50,287 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 86,036 Thousand persons for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 86,036 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50,287 Thousand persons, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50,287 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 51,930 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 53,886 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 55,745 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 57,346 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 59,132 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 60,732 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 60,945 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61,317 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62,549 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63,957 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 64,788 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66,385 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67,873 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 69,690 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 71,410 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 73,176 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 75,221 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75,759 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77,413 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 79,770 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 81,877 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 83,828 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 86,036 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,250 Thousand persons | 50,287 Thousand persons | 60,945 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 67,637 Thousand persons | 61,317 Thousand persons | 75,221 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,781 Thousand persons | 75,759 Thousand persons | 86,036 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 22,619 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18,485 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom 18,485 Thousand persons compare
- 4 France 17,232 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Spain 11,440 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 86,036 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 86,036 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,287 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).