FR · 2002 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 2002
In 2002, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 1.9% compared to 2001, reaching 339,847.
France accounts for 19.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,772,992.
France ranks 2nd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.0% (from 306,178 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.