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

Spain: Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE was 11,440 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
11,440
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
11,440
in 2025
All-time low
7,860
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2008201620252008: 8.1k2009: 7.9k2010: 8.0k2011: 8.0k2012: 7.9k2013: 7.9k2014: 8.1k2015: 8.4k2016: 8.6k2017: 8.9k2018: 9.2k2019: 9.6k2020: 9.6k2021: 10.0k2022: 10.4k2023: 10.8k2024: 11.1k2025: 11.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 11,440 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Spain peaked at 11,440 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,860, in 2009.

Spain ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,956 7,860 8,052 2
2010s 8,467 7,883 9,602 10
2020s 10,568 9,627 11,440 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Germany 22,619 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18,485 compare
  3. 3 France 17,232 compare
  4. 5 Italy 9,641 compare
  5. 6 Poland 8,916 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 5,910 compare

See the full ranking of 158 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Spain?
Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Spain was 11,440 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 11,440 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 7,860 in 2009.
How does Spain rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace?
Spain ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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