Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE in Austria

Austria: Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE was 2,471 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,471
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,471
in 2025
All-time low
1,448
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE in Austria, 2008–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2008201620252008: 1.4k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 2.0k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.2k2020: 2.2k2021: 2.3k2022: 2.3k2023: 2.4k2024: 2.5k2025: 2.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Austria recorded 2,471 for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Austria peaked at 2,471 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,448, in 2008.

Austria ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Rev. 2 activity and age (2008-2026) in Austria, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 1,448
2009 1,503 +3.8%
2010 1,523 +1.3%
2011 1,592 +4.6%
2012 1,660 +4.2%
2013 1,726 +4.0%
2014 1,952 +13.1%
2015 1,997 +2.3%
2016 2,063 +3.3%
2017 2,118 +2.7%
2018 2,148 +1.4%
2019 2,198 +2.3%
2020 2,226 +1.2%
2021 2,255 +1.3%
2022 2,347 +4.1%
2023 2,419 +3.1%
2024 2,451 +1.3%
2025 2,471 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,476 1,448 1,503 2
2010s 1,898 1,523 2,198 10
2020s 2,362 2,226 2,471 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 8 Sweden 3,311 compare
  2. 9 Belgium 3,110 compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 2,810 compare
  4. 12 Romania 2,418 compare
  5. 13 Czechia 2,357 compare
  6. 14 Portugal 2,346 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Austria?
Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Austria was 2,471 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2,471 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,448 in 2008.
How does Austria rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace?
Austria ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Rev. 2 activity and age (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Rev. 2 activity and age (2008-2026)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 655 data points, 2008–2025
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