France - Number of researchers in R&D

5,175.0 (per million people) in 2021

In 2021, number of researchers in R&D for France was 5,175 per million people. Between 2002 and 2021, number of researchers in R&D of France grew substantially from 3,149.3 to 5,175 per million people rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 4.62% in 2007 and then decreased to 3.79% in 2021.

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What is number of researchers in R&D?

Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

What is France number of researchers in R&D?