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

Poland: Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE was 8,916 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8,916 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
8,916 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
5,259 Thousand persons
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2008201620252008: 5.3k Thousand persons2009: 5.6k Thousand persons2010: 5.6k Thousand persons2011: 5.8k Thousand persons2012: 6.0k Thousand persons2013: 6.2k Thousand persons2014: 6.5k Thousand persons2015: 6.7k Thousand persons2016: 6.9k Thousand persons2017: 7.1k Thousand persons2018: 7.3k Thousand persons2019: 7.7k Thousand persons2020: 7.8k Thousand persons2021: 8.0k Thousand persons2022: 8.1k Thousand persons2023: 8.7k Thousand persons2024: 8.9k Thousand persons2025: 8.9k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Poland recorded 8,916 Thousand persons 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Poland peaked at 8,916 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,259 Thousand persons, in 2008.

That places Poland 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Rev. 2 activity and NUTS 1 region (2008-2026) in Poland, 2008 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 5,259 Thousand persons
2009 5,558 Thousand persons +5.7%
2010 5,633 Thousand persons +1.4%
2011 5,756 Thousand persons +2.2%
2012 5,959 Thousand persons +3.5%
2013 6,177 Thousand persons +3.6%
2014 6,497 Thousand persons +5.2%
2015 6,735 Thousand persons +3.7%
2016 6,896 Thousand persons +2.4%
2017 7,146 Thousand persons +3.6%
2018 7,338 Thousand persons +2.7%
2019 7,721 Thousand persons +5.2%
2020 7,836 Thousand persons +1.5%
2021 8,033 Thousand persons +2.5%
2022 8,130 Thousand persons +1.2%
2023 8,677 Thousand persons +6.7%
2024 8,882 Thousand persons +2.4%
2025 8,916 Thousand persons +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,408 Thousand persons 5,259 Thousand persons 5,558 Thousand persons 2
2010s 6,586 Thousand persons 5,633 Thousand persons 7,721 Thousand persons 10
2020s 8,412 Thousand persons 7,836 Thousand persons 8,916 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 5 Spain 11,440 Thousand persons compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 11,224 Thousand persons compare
  3. 7 Italy 9,641 Thousand persons compare
  4. 8 Poland 8,916 Thousand persons compare
  5. 10 Netherlands 5,910 Thousand persons compare
  6. 10 Netherlands 5,910 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Poland?
Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Poland was 8,916 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 8,916 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 5,259 Thousand persons in 2008.
How does Poland rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace?
Poland ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Rev. 2 activity and NUTS 1 region (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 NUTS 1 region (2008-2026)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
167 places, 2,881 data points, 2008–2025
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