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 86,042 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86,042
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
86,042
in 2025
All-time low
60,732
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 86,042 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 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, nace in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 86,042 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60,732, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60,732 | — |
| 2009 | 60,945 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61,317 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62,549 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63,957 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 64,788 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66,385 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67,873 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 69,690 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 71,410 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 73,176 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 75,221 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75,759 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77,413 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 79,770 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 81,877 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 83,828 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 86,042 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,839 | 60,732 | 60,945 | 2 |
| 2010s | 67,637 | 61,317 | 75,221 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,781 | 75,759 | 86,042 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 22,619 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 18,485 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 18,485 compare
- 4 France 17,232 compare
- 5 Spain 11,440 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 86,042 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 86,042 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,732 in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace?
- 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, nace 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, NACE Rev. 2 activity and age (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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