FR · 2009 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 2009
In 2009, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.0% compared to 2008, reaching 390,214.
France accounts for 18.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,140,966.
France ranks 2nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.9% (from 352,003 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.