Employment in high-tech sectors by NUTS 1 region

107 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

10.5 %

Közép-Magyarország · Hungary

Median region

4.6 %

of 107 regions

Last in the ranking

0.3 %

Ortadoğu Anadolu · Türkiye

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 0.3 % (Ortadoğu Anadolu) to 10.5 % (Közép-Magyarország).

Differences between regions of one country are often larger than differences between countries - which is why regions are compared across Europe, not only at home.

Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE Rev. 2 activity and NUTS 2 region (2008-2026)
Percentage of total employment · High-technology sectors (high-technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive high-technology services) · Total

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Ranking

2025


1	Közép-Magyarország	Hungary	10.5
2	Berlin	Germany	10.0
3	Ireland	Ireland	9.9
4	Ile de France	France	9.1
5	Östra Sverige	Sweden	9.0
6	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	8.5
7	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	8.2
8	Srbija - sever	Serbia	8.2
9	Makroregion województwo mazowieckie	Poland	8.0
10	Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	7.7
11	Hamburg	Germany	7.4
12	Eesti	Estonia	7.3
13	Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera	Switzerland	6.9
14	Baden-Württemberg	Germany	6.8
15	Manner-Suomi	Finland	6.5
16	Hessen	Germany	6.4
17	Slovenija	Slovenia	6.4
18	Danmark	Denmark	6.4
19	Bayern	Germany	6.3
20	Ostösterreich	Austria	6.3
21	West-Nederland	Netherlands	6.2
22	Södra Sverige	Sweden	5.9
23	Sachsen	Germany	5.8
24	Vlaams Gewest	Belgium	5.8
25	Südösterreich	Austria	5.8
26	Slovensko	Slovakia	5.8
27	Attiki	Greece	5.7
28	Malta	Malta	5.7
29	Lietuva	Lithuania	5.7
30	Česko	Czechia	5.7
31	Makroregion południowo-zachodni	Poland	5.6
32	Ísland	Iceland	5.6
33	Occitanie	France	5.6
34	Makroregion południowy	Poland	5.5
35	Macroregiunea Trei	Romania	5.5
36	Centro (IT)	Italy	5.5
37	Hrvatska	Croatia	5.4
38	Région wallonne	Belgium	5.3
39	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	5.3
40	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	5.3
41	Latvija	Latvia	5.3
42	Bremen	Germany	5.3
43	Kýpros	Cyprus	5.2
44	Continente	Portugal	5.2
45	Este	Spain	5.1
46	Bretagne	France	5.0
47	Zuid-Nederland	Netherlands	5.0
48	Rheinland-Pfalz	Germany	4.9
49	Oost-Nederland	Netherlands	4.9
50	Norge	Norway	4.8
51	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany	4.8
52	Thüringen	Germany	4.7
53	Corse	France	4.7
54	Saarland	Germany	4.6
55	Nord-Ovest	Italy	4.6
56	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	4.4
57	Dunántúl	Hungary	4.4
58	Makroregion północny	Poland	4.4
59	Centre — Val de Loire	France	4.4
60	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	4.3
61	Macroregiunea Patru	Romania	4.2
62	Westösterreich	Austria	4.2
63	Brandenburg	Germany	4.1
64	Norra Sverige	Sweden	4.1
65	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	4.0
66	Noreste	Spain	3.9
67	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	France	3.9
68	Niedersachsen	Germany	3.9
69	Alföld és Észak	Hungary	3.8
70	Makroregion centralny	Poland	3.7
71	Batı Anadolu	Türkiye	3.6
72	Nord-Est	Italy	3.5
73	Pays de la Loire	France	3.5
74	Noord-Nederland	Netherlands	3.5
75	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	3.4
76	Noroeste	Spain	3.4
77	Centro (ES)	Spain	3.3
78	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	France	3.2
79	İstanbul	Türkiye	3.2
80	Macroregiunea Unu	Romania	3.0
81	Hauts-de-France	France	2.9
82	Sur	Spain	2.9
83	Makroregion północno-zachodni	Poland	2.9
84	Voreia Elláda	Greece	2.9
85	Sud	Italy	2.8
86	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	2.8
87	Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	2.5
88	Makroregion wschodni	Poland	2.5
89	Grand Est	France	2.5
90	Normandie	France	2.5
91	Srbija - jug	Serbia	2.4
92	Isole	Italy	2.3
93	Canarias	Spain	2.1
94	Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti	Greece	1.8
95	Batı Marmara	Türkiye	1.5
96	RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises	France	1.5
97	Doğu Marmara	Türkiye	1.4
98	Ege	Türkiye	1.3
99	Macroregiunea Doi	Romania	1.2
100	Kentriki Elláda	Greece	1.2
101	Akdeniz	Türkiye	0.7
102	Orta Anadolu	Türkiye	0.7
103	Doğu Karadeniz	Türkiye	0.5
104	Güneydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	0.5
105	Batı Karadeniz	Türkiye	0.4
106	Kuzeydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	0.3
107	Ortadoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	0.3

The ranking is for the latest period in which most regions have a value; the most recent year is often published by only some countries.