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Iceland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Percentage of total population
8.30Percentage of total population · 2025+23.9% since 2015
Eurostat table hrst_st_rcat. Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers (Percentage of total population). Annual figures for Iceland from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Percentage of total population) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.3 | |
| 2024 | 8.7 | |
| 2023 | 7.7 | |
| 2022 | 7.3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 7.7 | |
| 2019 | 7.9 | |
| 2018 | 7.7 | |
| 2017 | 7.8 | |
| 2016 | 7.1 | |
| 2015 | 6.7 | |
| 2014 | 6.1 | |
| 2013 | 5.9 | |
| 2012 | 5.8 | |
| 2011 | 6.2 | |
| 2010 | 5.8 | |
| 2009 | 5.9 | |
| 2008 | 6.1 | |
| 2007 | 5.9 | |
| 2006 | 5.8 | |
| 2005 | 5.1 | |
| 2004 | 4.4 | |
| 2003 | 5.3 | |
| 2002 | 4.7 | |
| 2001 | 4.6 | |
| 2000 | 5.3 | |
| 1999 | 4.9 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Percentage of total population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-hrst-st-rcat-se-pc-pop (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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