NL · 2025 · tsc00025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
Netherlands, 2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
66.3
Netherlands, 2025
▲ 2.5% vs 2024 (64.7)
Analysis
In 2025, Netherlands's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 2.5% compared to 2024, reaching 66.3.
Netherlands accounts for 128.2% of the EU-27 total of 51.7.
Netherlands ranks 3rd 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 9.0% (from 60.8 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
128.2%
EU-27: 51.7
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00025