FR · 2019 · tsc00004

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

France, 2019

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
313,374
France, 2019
▲ 2.6% vs 2018 (305,439)
Analysis

In 2019, France's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.6% compared to 2018, reaching 313,374.

France accounts for 16.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,853,797.

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 17.2% (from 267,308 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
16.9%
EU-27: 1,853,797
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