Researchers in R&D in France
France: Researchers in R&D was 5,369 per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers in R&D in France, 1996–2023
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
France recorded 5,369 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in France peaked at 5,369 per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,646 per million people, in 1997.
That places France 20th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers in R&D in France, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,656 per million people | — |
| 1997 | 2,646 per million people | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,655 per million people | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,724 per million people | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,903 per million people | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2,971 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,101 per million people | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,185 per million people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,321 per million people | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3,298 per million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,405 per million people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,564 per million people | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,636 per million people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3,723 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,850 per million people | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3,921 per million people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4,052 per million people | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4,134 per million people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4,210 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4,311 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,392 per million people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4,547 per million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,671 per million people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,774 per million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,883 per million people | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 5,058 per million people | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 5,182 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5,369 per million people | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,670 per million people | 2,646 per million people | 2,724 per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,311 per million people | 2,903 per million people | 3,723 per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,286 per million people | 3,850 per million people | 4,774 per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,123 per million people | 4,883 per million people | 5,369 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 17 Slovenia 5,616 per million people compare
- 18 Japan 5,609 per million people compare
- 19 New Zealand 5,435 per million people compare
- 21 Luxembourg 5,359 per million people compare
- 22 Greece 5,283 per million people compare
- 23 United States 4,937 per million people compare
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)
- 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 r&d in France?
- Researchers in r&d in France was 5,369 per million people in 2023, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5,369 per million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,646 per million people in 1997.
- How does France rank for researchers in r&d?
- France ranks 20th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers in r&d 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Researchers in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.