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Belgium: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
632.20Thousand persons · 2025+52.4% since 2015
Eurostat table hrst_st_rcat. Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers (Thousand persons). Annual figures for Belgium from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 632.2 | |
| 2024 | 593.1 | |
| 2023 | 548.8 | |
| 2022 | 554.3 | |
| 2021 | 556.7 | |
| 2020 | 526.5 | |
| 2019 | 510 | |
| 2018 | 494.9 | |
| 2017 | 487.8 | |
| 2016 | 447.1 | |
| 2015 | 414.7 | |
| 2014 | 398.3 | |
| 2013 | 380.7 | |
| 2012 | 367.2 | |
| 2011 | 338 | |
| 2010 | 410.9 | |
| 2009 | 385.7 | |
| 2008 | 377.6 | |
| 2007 | 366 | |
| 2006 | 357.6 | |
| 2005 | 346 | |
| 2004 | 319.8 | |
| 2003 | 329.6 | |
| 2002 | 356.6 | |
| 2001 | 317 | |
| 2000 | 301 | |
| 1999 | 314.5 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-hrst-st-rcat-se-ths-per (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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