FR · 2020 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
France, 2020
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
321,398
France, 2020
▲ 2.6% vs 2019 (313,374)
Analysis
In 2020, France's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.6% compared to 2019, reaching 321,398.
France accounts for 17.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.
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 15.0% (from 279,470 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
17.0%
EU-27: 1,887,380
France timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004