IT · 2025 · tsc00025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

Italy, 2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
39.5
Italy, 2025
▼ 0.5% vs 2024 (39.7)
Analysis

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.

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
76.4%
EU-27: 51.7
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025