IT · 2025 · tsc00025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
Italy, 2025
In 2025, Italy's human resources in science and technology (HRST) decreased by 0.5% compared to 2024, reaching 39.5.
Italy accounts for 76.4% of the EU-27 total of 51.7.
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 3.9% (from 38.0 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.