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France: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons
3210.10Thousand persons · 2025+88.6% since 2015
Eurostat table hrst_st_rcat. Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers (Thousand persons). Annual figures for France from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Thousand persons) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,210.1 | |
| 2024 | 3,057.9 | |
| 2023 | 2,876.9 | |
| 2022 | 2,640.2 | |
| 2021 | 2,556.9 | |
| 2020 | 2,114.3 | |
| 2019 | 1,944.4 | |
| 2018 | 1,845.9 | |
| 2017 | 1,784.5 | |
| 2016 | 1,750.8 | |
| 2015 | 1,702.5 | |
| 2014 | 1,717.7 | |
| 2013 | 1,846.5 | |
| 2012 | 18.5 | |
| 2011 | 1,837.6 | |
| 2010 | 1,554.5 | |
| 2009 | 1,511.1 | |
| 2008 | 1,492.2 | |
| 2007 | 1,453.2 | |
| 2006 | 1,394.9 | |
| 2005 | 1,332.3 | |
| 2004 | 1,293.2 | |
| 2003 | 1,239.8 | |
| 2002 | 1,178.2 | |
| 2001 | 1,165.4 | |
| 2000 | 1,035.8 | |
| 1999 | 1,035.2 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region: Scientists and engineers, Thousand persons. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-hrst-st-rcat-se-ths-per (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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