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Germany: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
4217.50Thousand persons · 2025+38.8% 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 Germany from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,217.5 | |
| 2024 | 3,972 | |
| 2023 | 3,861.6 | |
| 2022 | 3,757.8 | |
| 2021 | 3,683.8 | |
| 2020 | 3,436 | |
| 2019 | 3,361.7 | |
| 2018 | 3,267.2 | |
| 2017 | 3,262.2 | |
| 2016 | 3,208.2 | |
| 2015 | 3,038.5 | |
| 2014 | 2,950.7 | |
| 2013 | 2,891.6 | |
| 2012 | 2,833 | |
| 2011 | 2,952.3 | |
| 2010 | 2,372.4 | |
| 2009 | 2,305.5 | |
| 2008 | 2,222.6 | |
| 2007 | 2,189.3 | |
| 2006 | 2,172.7 | |
| 2005 | 2,159.8 | |
| 2004 | 2,059.7 | |
| 2003 | 2,009.5 | |
| 2002 | 1,978.7 | |
| 2001 | 2,024.4 | |
| 2000 | 1,953.8 | |
| 1999 | 1,917.9 |
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 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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