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Germany: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Persons with tertiary education (ISCED) and/or employed in science and technology, Thousand persons
26,845Thousand persons · 2025+21.0% since 2015
Eurostat table hrst_st_rcat. Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Persons with tertiary education (ISCED) and/or employed in science and technology (Thousand persons). Annual figures for Germany from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26,844.8 | |
| 2024 | 26,112.1 | |
| 2023 | 25,664.7 | |
| 2022 | 25,049.9 | |
| 2021 | 24,690.8 | |
| 2020 | 24,465.8 | |
| 2019 | 24,158.7 | |
| 2018 | 23,556.6 | |
| 2017 | 23,207.3 | |
| 2016 | 22,890.9 | |
| 2015 | 22,180.1 | |
| 2014 | 21,690.6 | |
| 2013 | 21,588.3 | |
| 2012 | 21,222.5 | |
| 2011 | 20,321.6 | |
| 2010 | 20,729.5 | |
| 2009 | 20,766.1 | |
| 2008 | 20,282.8 | |
| 2007 | 19,615.7 | |
| 2006 | 19,343.2 | |
| 2005 | 19,359.3 | |
| 2004 | 18,691.2 | |
| 2003 | 18,423.4 | |
| 2002 | 17,916.2 | |
| 2001 | 17,992.9 | |
| 2000 | 17,814 | |
| 1999 | 17,466.6 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Persons with tertiary education (ISCED) and/or employed in science and technology, Thousand persons. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-hrst-st-rcat-hrst-ths-per (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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