Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Belgium's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 0.9% compared to 2023, reaching 59.0.

Belgium accounts for 115.7% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.1% (from 54.6 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.