FR · 2001 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 2001
In 2001, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 1.8% compared to 2000, reaching 333,518.
France accounts for 19.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,747,667.
France ranks 2nd out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.0% (from 320,805 in 1996).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.