Employment in high-tech sectors by NUTS 2 region

264 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

14.3 %

Bratislavský kraj · Slovakia

Median region

4.0 %

of 264 regions

Last in the ranking

0.3 %

Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır · Türkiye

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Across European NUTS 2 regions the values range from 0.3 % (Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır) to 14.3 % (Bratislavský kraj).

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	Bratislavský kraj	Slovakia	14.3
2	Praha	Czechia	12.9
3	Budapest	Hungary	12.7
4	Grad Zagreb	Croatia	12.2
5	Eastern and Midland	Ireland	11.6
6	Warszawski stołeczny	Poland	11.5
7	Sostinės regionas	Lithuania	11.3
8	Hovedstaden	Denmark	11.2
9	Beogradski region	Serbia	10.9
10	Stockholm	Sweden	10.8
11	Yugozapaden	Bulgaria	10.2
12	Berlin	Germany	10.0
13	Helsinki-Uusimaa	Finland	9.9
14	Prov. Brabant wallon	Belgium	9.8
15	Bucureşti-Ilfov	Romania	9.4
16	Ile de France	France	9.1
17	Karlsruhe	Germany	9.1
18	Southern	Ireland	9.1
19	Zürich	Switzerland	9.0
20	Oberbayern	Germany	8.9
21	Nordwestschweiz	Switzerland	8.7
22	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	8.5
23	Grande Lisboa	Portugal	8.5
24	Wien	Austria	8.3
25	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	8.2
26	Utrecht	Netherlands	8.1
27	Lazio	Italy	7.9
28	Zahodna Slovenija	Slovenia	7.9
29	Oslo og Viken	Norway	7.8
30	Pest	Hungary	7.6
31	Darmstadt	Germany	7.5
32	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	Belgium	7.4
33	Hamburg	Germany	7.4
34	Dresden	Germany	7.3
35	Eesti	Estonia	7.3
36	Midi-Pyrénées	France	7.1
37	Espace Mittelland	Switzerland	7.1
38	Tübingen	Germany	6.9
39	Dolnośląskie	Poland	6.8
40	Mittelfranken	Germany	6.8
41	Noord-Holland	Netherlands	6.8
42	Pomorskie	Poland	6.7
43	Flevoland	Netherlands	6.7
44	Cataluña	Spain	6.6
45	Västsverige	Sweden	6.6
46	Prov. Antwerpen	Belgium	6.6
47	Vest	Romania	6.5
48	Península de Setúbal	Portugal	6.5
49	Sydsverige	Sweden	6.4
50	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	Germany	6.4
51	Köln	Germany	6.3
52	Northern and Western	Ireland	6.3
53	Östra Mellansverige	Sweden	6.2
54	Leipzig	Germany	6.2
55	Střední Čechy	Czechia	6.2
56	Jihovýchod	Czechia	6.2
57	Małopolskie	Poland	6.0
58	Freiburg	Germany	6.0
59	Oberpfalz	Germany	5.9
60	Steiermark	Austria	5.9
61	Stuttgart	Germany	5.8
62	Kärnten	Austria	5.7
63	Région lémanique	Switzerland	5.7
64	Zentralschweiz	Switzerland	5.7
65	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	Belgium	5.7
66	Attiki	Greece	5.7
67	Malta	Malta	5.7
68	Ísland	Iceland	5.6
69	Rhône-Alpes	France	5.6
70	Noord-Brabant	Netherlands	5.5
71	Franche-Comté	France	5.5
72	Trøndelag	Norway	5.4
73	Sjælland	Denmark	5.4
74	Zuid-Holland	Netherlands	5.4
75	Lombardia	Italy	5.3
76	Közép-Dunántúl	Hungary	5.3
77	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	5.3
78	Bremen	Germany	5.3
79	Latvija	Latvia	5.3
80	Region Vojvodine	Serbia	5.3
81	Kýpros	Cyprus	5.2
82	Ticino	Switzerland	5.2
83	Śląskie	Poland	5.2
84	Bretagne	France	5.0
85	Tirol	Austria	5.0
86	Prov. Hainaut	Belgium	5.0
87	Gießen	Germany	5.0
88	Prov. Namur	Belgium	5.0
89	Braunschweig	Germany	5.0
90	Vzhodna Slovenija	Slovenia	4.9
91	Łódzkie	Poland	4.8
92	Länsi-Suomi	Finland	4.8
93	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	Finland	4.8
94	Övre Norrland	Sweden	4.7
95	Thüringen	Germany	4.7
96	Východné Slovensko	Slovakia	4.7
97	Severovýchod	Czechia	4.7
98	Gelderland	Netherlands	4.7
99	País Vasco	Spain	4.7
100	Ankara	Türkiye	4.7
101	Corse	France	4.7
102	Etelä-Suomi	Finland	4.6
103	Overijssel	Netherlands	4.6
104	Düsseldorf	Germany	4.6
105	Schwaben	Germany	4.6
106	Saarland	Germany	4.6
107	Prov. Limburg (BE)	Belgium	4.5
108	Stredné Slovensko	Slovakia	4.5
109	Ostschweiz	Switzerland	4.5
110	Hannover	Germany	4.5
111	Prov. Liège	Belgium	4.4
112	Moravskoslezsko	Czechia	4.4
113	Niederösterreich	Austria	4.4
114	Norte	Portugal	4.4
115	Detmold	Germany	4.4
116	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	4.4
117	Arnsberg	Germany	4.4
118	Centre — Val de Loire	France	4.4
119	Sjeverna Hrvatska	Croatia	4.4
120	Észak-Magyarország	Hungary	4.3
121	Nyugat-Dunántúl	Hungary	4.3
122	Észak-Alföld	Hungary	4.3
123	Groningen	Netherlands	4.3
124	Oberösterreich	Austria	4.3
125	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	4.3
126	Aquitaine	France	4.2
127	Midtjylland	Denmark	4.2
128	Centro (PT)	Portugal	4.2
129	Brandenburg	Germany	4.1
130	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	4.0
131	Střední Morava	Czechia	4.0
132	Burgenland	Austria	4.0
133	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	Portugal	4.0
134	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Italy	3.9
135	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	Belgium	3.9
136	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	Belgium	3.9
137	Salzburg	Austria	3.9
138	Unterfranken	Germany	3.9
139	Norra Mellansverige	Sweden	3.9
140	Západné Slovensko	Slovakia	3.8
141	Drenthe	Netherlands	3.8
142	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	3.8
143	Alsace	France	3.8
144	Limburg (NL)	Netherlands	3.8
145	Auvergne	France	3.8
146	Kentriki Makedonia	Greece	3.7
147	Jihozápad	Czechia	3.7
148	Niederbayern	Germany	3.7
149	Toscana	Italy	3.7
150	Mellersta Norrland	Sweden	3.7
151	Kassel	Germany	3.7
152	Koblenz	Germany	3.7
153	Castilla-La Mancha	Spain	3.7
154	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	3.7
155	Chemnitz	Germany	3.7
156	Piemonte	Italy	3.6
157	Aragón	Spain	3.6
158	Nordjylland	Denmark	3.5
159	Lüneburg	Germany	3.5
160	Oberfranken	Germany	3.5
161	Pays de la Loire	France	3.5
162	Principado de Asturias	Spain	3.5
163	Galicia	Spain	3.4
164	Zachodniopomorskie	Poland	3.4
165	Kujawsko-pomorskie	Poland	3.4
166	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	3.4
167	Campania	Italy	3.4
168	Panonska Hrvatska	Croatia	3.4
169	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	Italy	3.3
170	Castilla y León	Spain	3.3
171	Comunitat Valenciana	Spain	3.3
172	Nord-Vest	Romania	3.3
173	Münster	Germany	3.3
174	Cantabria	Spain	3.3
175	Veneto	Italy	3.2
176	Dél-Dunántúl	Hungary	3.2
177	Weser-Ems	Germany	3.2
178	Vorarlberg	Austria	3.2
179	Abruzzo	Italy	3.2
180	Yuzhen tsentralen	Bulgaria	3.2
181	Småland med öarna	Sweden	3.2
182	İstanbul	Türkiye	3.2
183	Agder og Sør-Østlandet	Norway	3.2
184	Liguria	Italy	3.1
185	Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije	Serbia	3.1
186	Comunidad Foral de Navarra	Spain	3.0
187	Severoiztochen	Bulgaria	3.0
188	Andalucía	Spain	3.0
189	Nord-Pas de Calais	France	2.9
190	Wielkopolskie	Poland	2.9
191	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	Lithuania	2.9
192	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	2.8
193	Picardie	France	2.8
194	Jadranska Hrvatska	Croatia	2.8
195	Dél-Alföld	Hungary	2.8
196	Kriti	Greece	2.8
197	Centru	Romania	2.8
198	Vestlandet	Norway	2.8
199	Bourgogne	France	2.7
200	Lubelskie	Poland	2.7
201	Severen tsentralen	Bulgaria	2.7
202	Haute-Normandie	France	2.6
203	Syddanmark	Denmark	2.6
204	Puglia	Italy	2.6
205	Podlaskie	Poland	2.6
206	Illes Balears	Spain	2.6
207	Sicilia	Italy	2.6
208	Friesland (NL)	Netherlands	2.6
209	Limousin	France	2.6
210	Marche	Italy	2.5
211	Basse-Normandie	France	2.4
212	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	Italy	2.4
213	Umbria	Italy	2.4
214	Yugoiztochen	Bulgaria	2.4
215	Basilicata	Italy	2.4
216	Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli	Türkiye	2.4
217	Podkarpackie	Poland	2.3
218	Región de Murcia	Spain	2.3
219	Guadeloupe	France	2.3
220	Extremadura	Spain	2.2
221	La Rioja	Spain	2.2
222	Molise	Italy	2.2
223	İzmir	Türkiye	2.2
224	Lorraine	France	2.1
225	Canarias	Spain	2.1
226	Alentejo	Portugal	2.0
227	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	Greece	1.9
228	Zeeland	Netherlands	1.9
229	Sud-Vest Oltenia	Romania	1.9
230	Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije	Serbia	1.9
231	Severozapaden	Bulgaria	1.8
232	Mazowiecki regionalny	Poland	1.8
233	Algarve	Portugal	1.8
234	Severozápad	Czechia	1.7
235	Sardegna	Italy	1.7
236	Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova	Türkiye	1.6
237	Sterea Elláda	Greece	1.5
238	Sud-Muntenia	Romania	1.5
239	Nord-Est	Romania	1.4
240	Dytiki Elláda	Greece	1.4
241	Calabria	Italy	1.3
242	La Réunion	France	1.3
243	Poitou-Charentes	France	1.2
244	Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik	Türkiye	1.2
245	Ipeiros	Greece	1.2
246	Thessalia	Greece	1.1
247	Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1
248	Antalya, Isparta, Burdur	Türkiye	0.9
249	Konya, Karaman	Türkiye	0.9
250	Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis	Türkiye	0.9
251	Sud-Est	Romania	0.8
252	Adana, Mersin	Türkiye	0.8
253	Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat	Türkiye	0.8
254	Aydın, Denizli, Muğla	Türkiye	0.6
255	Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak	Türkiye	0.6
256	Balıkesir, Çanakkale	Türkiye	0.6
257	Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane	Türkiye	0.5
258	Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya	Türkiye	0.5
259	Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli	Türkiye	0.5
260	Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir	Türkiye	0.5
261	Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt	Türkiye	0.5
262	Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın	Türkiye	0.5
263	Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye	Türkiye	0.4
264	Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır	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.