Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in France
France: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 21,189 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in France, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
France recorded 21,189 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in France peaked at 21,189 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 280.3, in 2012.
France ranks 3rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,940 | — |
| 2000 | 10,233 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10,689 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11,079 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 11,743 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 11,960 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12,525 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 12,827 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13,280 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 13,655 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14,078 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 14,321 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 15,378 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 280.3 | -98.2% |
| 2013 | 16,228 | +5689.4% |
| 2014 | 16,614 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16,951 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17,200 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17,486 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18,026 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 18,430 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 19,023 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 19,173 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 19,629 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 20,120 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 20,526 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 21,189 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,940 | 9,940 | 9,940 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,207 | 10,233 | 14,078 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,091 | 280.3 | 18,430 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,943 | 19,023 | 21,189 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More science & technology data for France
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 143.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in France?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in France was 21,189 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 21,189 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.3 in 2012.
- How does France rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- France ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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