Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Italy's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 2.1% compared to 2023, reaching 39.7.

Italy accounts for 77.8% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Italy ranks 26th 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 5.9% (from 37.5 in 2019).

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