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

Sweden: Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE was 3,311 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,311
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,311
in 2025
All-time low
2,142
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2008201620252008: 2.1k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.3k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.5k2015: 2.6k2016: 2.7k2017: 2.8k2018: 2.9k2019: 3.0k2020: 3.0k2021: 3.1k2022: 3.2k2023: 3.3k2024: 3.3k2025: 3.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 3,311 for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Sweden peaked at 3,311 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,142, in 2008.

That places Sweden 8th 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 Sweden, 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 Sweden, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 2,142
2009 2,154 +0.5%
2010 2,201 +2.2%
2011 2,296 +4.3%
2012 2,366 +3.1%
2013 2,448 +3.4%
2014 2,547 +4.1%
2015 2,635 +3.4%
2016 2,750 +4.4%
2017 2,839 +3.2%
2018 2,943 +3.7%
2019 3,008 +2.2%
2020 3,046 +1.2%
2021 3,070 +0.8%
2022 3,198 +4.2%
2023 3,288 +2.8%
2024 3,283 -0.1%
2025 3,311 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,148 2,142 2,154 2
2010s 2,603 2,201 3,008 10
2020s 3,199 3,046 3,311 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 5 Italy 9,641 compare
  2. 6 Poland 8,916 compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 5,910 compare
  4. 9 Belgium 3,110 compare
  5. 10 Switzerland 2,810 compare
  6. 11 Austria 2,471 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Sweden?
Employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace in Sweden was 3,311 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 3,311 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2,142 in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace?
Sweden ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category, nace rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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