FR · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
France, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
305,439
France, 2018
▲ 3.1% vs 2017 (296,324)
Analysis
In 2018, France's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 3.1% compared to 2017, reaching 305,439.
France accounts for 17.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
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 14.7% (from 266,222 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
17.1%
EU-27: 1,785,534
France timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004