FR · 2008 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 2008
In 2008, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.0% compared to 2007, reaching 382,653.
France accounts for 18.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,121,931.
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 11.8% (from 342,307 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.