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 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8,916
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
8,916
in 2025
All-time low
5,259
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: 5.3k2009: 5.6k2010: 5.6k2011: 5.8k2012: 6.0k2013: 6.2k2014: 6.5k2015: 6.7k2016: 6.9k2017: 7.1k2018: 7.3k2019: 7.7k2020: 7.8k2021: 8.0k2022: 8.1k2023: 8.7k2024: 8.9k2025: 8.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Poland is 8,916, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,259, in 2008.

That places Poland 6th out of 35 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 Value Change
2008 5,259
2009 5,558 +5.7%
2010 5,633 +1.4%
2011 5,756 +2.2%
2012 5,959 +3.5%
2013 6,177 +3.6%
2014 6,497 +5.2%
2015 6,735 +3.7%
2016 6,896 +2.4%
2017 7,146 +3.6%
2018 7,338 +2.7%
2019 7,721 +5.2%
2020 7,836 +1.5%
2021 8,033 +2.5%
2022 8,130 +1.2%
2023 8,677 +6.7%
2024 8,882 +2.4%
2025 8,916 +0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 France 17,232 compare
  2. 4 Spain 11,440 compare
  3. 5 Italy 9,641 compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 5,910 compare
  5. 8 Sweden 3,311 compare
  6. 9 Belgium 3,110 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 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 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 in 2008.
How does Poland rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace?
Poland ranks 6th out of 35 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
158 places, 2,725 data points, 2008–2025
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