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Switzerland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
650Thousand persons · 2025+21.1% 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 Switzerland from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 650 | |
| 2024 | 647.6 | |
| 2023 | 626.4 | |
| 2022 | 606.9 | |
| 2021 | 593.2 | |
| 2020 | 608.6 | |
| 2019 | 617.6 | |
| 2018 | 592.7 | |
| 2017 | 568.1 | |
| 2016 | 558.9 | |
| 2015 | 536.9 | |
| 2014 | 520.9 | |
| 2013 | 497.9 | |
| 2012 | 484 | |
| 2011 | 459.9 | |
| 2010 | 300.2 | |
| 2009 | 344 | |
| 2008 | 325.2 | |
| 2007 | 300.9 | |
| 2006 | 305.1 | |
| 2005 | 289.6 | |
| 2004 | 277.5 | |
| 2003 | 279.7 | |
| 2002 | 266.7 | |
| 2001 | 280 | |
| 2000 | 260 | |
| 1999 | 246.7 |
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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