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Netherlands: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
1329.10Thousand persons · 2025+68.3% 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 Netherlands from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,329.1 | |
| 2024 | 1,289 | |
| 2023 | 1,228.7 | |
| 2022 | 1,222.9 | |
| 2021 | 1,131.1 | |
| 2020 | 988.4 | |
| 2019 | 957.1 | |
| 2018 | 890.3 | |
| 2017 | 828.5 | |
| 2016 | 807 | |
| 2015 | 789.5 | |
| 2014 | 762 | |
| 2013 | 752.7 | |
| 2012 | 710.7 | |
| 2011 | 687.7 | |
| 2010 | 517.9 | |
| 2009 | 494 | |
| 2008 | 503.3 | |
| 2007 | 478.7 | |
| 2006 | 456.7 | |
| 2005 | 449.6 | |
| 2004 | 492.2 | |
| 2003 | 452.8 | |
| 2002 | 444.1 | |
| 2001 | 440 | |
| 2000 | 427.3 | |
| 1999 | 450.4 |
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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