Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Germany's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 2.1% compared to 2023, reaching 53.7.

Germany accounts for 105.3% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Germany ranks 13th 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 6.8% (from 50.3 in 2019).

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