R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2024, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 520,816.

France accounts for 15.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

France ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.8% (from 461,891 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.