Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age in Portugal

Portugal: Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age was 2,346 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,346
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,346
in 2025
All-time low
739.3
in 1998
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age in Portugal, 1994–2025

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1994200920251994: 882.91995: 870.31996: 849.81997: 832.51998: 739.31999: 775.52000: 800.42001: 822.82002: 839.82003: 8612004: 1.0k2005: 1.0k2006: 1.0k2007: 1.0k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.1k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.3k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.5k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.9k2021: 2.0k2022: 2.1k2023: 2.1k2024: 2.2k2025: 2.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Portugal stood at 2,346. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Portugal peaked at 2,346 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 739.3, in 1998.

Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age and occupation in Portugal, 1994 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1994 882.9
1995 870.3 -1.4%
1996 849.8 -2.4%
1997 832.5 -2.0%
1998 739.3 -11.2%
1999 775.5 +4.9%
2000 800.4 +3.2%
2001 822.8 +2.8%
2002 839.8 +2.1%
2003 861 +2.5%
2004 1,006 +16.9%
2005 1,016 +1.0%
2006 1,046 +2.9%
2007 1,048 +0.2%
2008 1,108 +5.8%
2009 1,126 +1.6%
2010 1,152 +2.3%
2011 1,272 +10.5%
2012 1,306 +2.6%
2013 1,341 +2.7%
2014 1,490 +11.1%
2015 1,581 +6.1%
2016 1,655 +4.7%
2017 1,713 +3.5%
2018 1,789 +4.4%
2019 1,849 +3.3%
2020 1,885 +1.9%
2021 1,995 +5.8%
2022 2,071 +3.8%
2023 2,092 +1.0%
2024 2,210 +5.6%
2025 2,346 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 825.05 739.3 882.9 6
2000s 967.38 800.4 1,126 10
2010s 1,515 1,152 1,849 10
2020s 2,100 1,885 2,346 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 11 Austria 2,471 compare
  2. 12 Romania 2,418 compare
  3. 13 Czechia 2,357 compare
  4. 15 Hungary 2,110 compare
  5. 16 Greece 1,882 compare
  6. 17 Ireland 1,766 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Portugal?
Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age in Portugal was 2,346 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 2,346 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 739.3 in 1998.
How does Portugal rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age?
Portugal ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, age rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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.

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Indicator
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age and occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,044 data points, 1994–2025
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