Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France
France: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants was 5,369 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France stood at 5,369. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France peaked at 5,369 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,903, in 2000.
That places France 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,903 | — |
| 2001 | 2,971 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,101 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,185 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,321 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3,298 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,405 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,564 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,636 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3,723 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,850 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3,921 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4,052 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4,134 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4,210 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4,311 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,392 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4,547 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,671 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,774 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,883 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 5,058 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 5,182 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5,369 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,311 | 2,903 | 3,723 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,286 | 3,850 | 4,774 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,123 | 4,883 | 5,369 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 16 Slovenia 5,616 compare
- 17 Japan 5,609 compare
- 18 New Zealand 5,435 compare
- 20 Luxembourg 5,359 compare
- 21 Greece 5,283 compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 4,864 compare
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 researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in France was 5,369 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5,369 in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,903 in 2000.
- How does France rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- France ranks 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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