FR · 2004 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 2004
In 2004, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.8% compared to 2003, reaching 352,003.
France accounts for 19.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,825,054.
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 11.9% (from 314,452 in 1999).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.