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Netherlands: 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
6802.70Thousand persons · 2025+38.5% 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 Netherlands from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,802.7 | |
| 2024 | 6,623.3 | |
| 2023 | 6,491.6 | |
| 2022 | 6,442.8 | |
| 2021 | 6,225.1 | |
| 2020 | 5,820.4 | |
| 2019 | 5,583.3 | |
| 2018 | 5,312.6 | |
| 2017 | 5,147.3 | |
| 2016 | 5,021.7 | |
| 2015 | 4,912.5 | |
| 2014 | 4,808.5 | |
| 2013 | 4,783.8 | |
| 2012 | 4,726.4 | |
| 2011 | 4,639.3 | |
| 2010 | 4,586.7 | |
| 2009 | 4,487.4 | |
| 2008 | 4,400.8 | |
| 2007 | 4,232.9 | |
| 2006 | 4,088.8 | |
| 2005 | 4,051.9 | |
| 2004 | 4,267.3 | |
| 2003 | 4,092.8 | |
| 2002 | 3,848 | |
| 2001 | 3,734.4 | |
| 2000 | 3,688.9 | |
| 1999 | 3,530.6 |
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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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