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 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21,189 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21,189 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
280.3 Thousand persons
in 2012
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in France, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in France stood at 21,189 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is 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 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 280.3 Thousand persons, in 2012.
That places France 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,940 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 10,233 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10,689 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11,079 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 11,743 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 11,960 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12,525 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 12,827 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13,280 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 13,655 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14,078 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 14,321 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 15,378 Thousand persons | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 280.3 Thousand persons | -98.2% |
| 2013 | 16,228 Thousand persons | +5689.4% |
| 2014 | 16,614 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16,951 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17,200 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17,486 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18,026 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 18,430 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 19,023 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 19,173 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 19,629 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 20,120 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 20,526 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 21,189 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,940 Thousand persons | 9,940 Thousand persons | 9,940 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,207 Thousand persons | 10,233 Thousand persons | 14,078 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,091 Thousand persons | 280.3 Thousand persons | 18,430 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,943 Thousand persons | 19,023 Thousand persons | 21,189 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More science & technology data for France
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- 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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8809 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2012.
- How does France rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
- France ranks 4th out of 45 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 sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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