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Sweden: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
791Thousand persons · 2025+50.8% 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 Sweden from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 791 | |
| 2024 | 760.8 | |
| 2023 | 767.3 | |
| 2022 | 771.5 | |
| 2021 | 717.3 | |
| 2020 | 672.5 | |
| 2019 | 652.7 | |
| 2018 | 611.8 | |
| 2017 | 580.9 | |
| 2016 | 561.4 | |
| 2015 | 524.7 | |
| 2014 | 501.5 | |
| 2013 | 492.8 | |
| 2012 | 487.7 | |
| 2011 | 475.3 | |
| 2010 | 337.2 | |
| 2009 | 336.4 | |
| 2008 | 333.1 | |
| 2007 | 315.8 | |
| 2006 | 301.3 | |
| 2005 | 292.4 | |
| 2004 | 270 | |
| 2003 | 260.2 | |
| 2002 | 261.6 | |
| 2001 | 255.9 | |
| 2000 | 234.3 | |
| 1999 | 218.3 |
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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