Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Romania's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 2.3% compared to 2023, reaching 30.6.

Romania accounts for 60.0% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Romania ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.5% (from 28.2 in 2019).

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