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France: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Persons with tertiary education (ISCED) and/or employed in science and technology, Thousand persons
21,189Thousand persons · 2025+25.0% since 2015
Eurostat table hrst_st_rcat. Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Persons with tertiary education (ISCED) and/or employed in science and technology (Thousand persons). Annual figures for France from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,189.3 | |
| 2024 | 20,526.2 | |
| 2023 | 20,120 | |
| 2022 | 19,628.7 | |
| 2021 | 19,173.4 | |
| 2020 | 19,022.6 | |
| 2019 | 18,430 | |
| 2018 | 18,026.5 | |
| 2017 | 17,485.7 | |
| 2016 | 17,199.9 | |
| 2015 | 16,951 | |
| 2014 | 16,614 | |
| 2013 | 16,227.8 | |
| 2012 | 280.3 | |
| 2011 | 15,378 | |
| 2010 | 14,320.7 | |
| 2009 | 14,077.9 | |
| 2008 | 13,654.7 | |
| 2007 | 13,280.1 | |
| 2006 | 12,826.8 | |
| 2005 | 12,525.3 | |
| 2004 | 11,960.3 | |
| 2003 | 11,742.7 | |
| 2002 | 11,078.7 | |
| 2001 | 10,689 | |
| 2000 | 10,232.8 | |
| 1999 | 9,939.9 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Persons with tertiary education (ISCED) and/or employed in science and technology, Thousand persons. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-hrst-st-rcat-hrst-ths-per (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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