Researchers per million people in France
France had 5,369 researchers per million people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
France, 2023
5,369
Change from 2022
+187per million people
European Union, 2023
4,741 per million people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
4,800 per million people
Position in 2023
18th of 76
Researchers per million people in France over time
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Researchers per million people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,369 per million people | 4,741 per million people |
| 2022 | 5,182 per million people | 4,624 per million people |
| 2021 | 5,058 per million people | 4,404 per million people |
| 2020 | 4,883 per million people | 4,225 per million people |
| 2019 | 4,774 per million people | 4,156 per million people |
| 2018 | 4,671 per million people | 4,011 per million people |
| 2017 | 4,547 per million people | 3,847 per million people |
| 2016 | 4,392 per million people | 3,645 per million people |
| 2015 | 4,311 per million people | 3,545 per million people |
| 2014 | 4,210 per million people | 3,404 per million people |
| 2013 | 4,134 per million people | 3,344 per million people |
| 2012 | 4,052 per million people | 3,246 per million people |
| 2011 | 3,921 per million people | 3,124 per million people |
| 2010 | 3,850 per million people | 3,088 per million people |
| 2009 | 3,723 per million people | 2,986 per million people |
| 2008 | 3,636 per million people | 2,932 per million people |
| 2007 | 3,564 per million people | 2,771 per million people |
| 2006 | 3,405 per million people | 2,690 per million people |
| 2005 | 3,298 per million people | 2,601 per million people |
| 2004 | 3,321 per million people | 2,527 per million people |
| 2003 | 3,185 per million people | 2,338 per million people |
| 2002 | 3,101 per million people | 2,264 per million people |
| 2001 | 2,971 per million people | 2,234 per million people |
| 2000 | 2,903 per million people | 2,117 per million people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +187 from 5,182 per million people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4,134 per million people, the figure has changed by +1,235.
- Among the 76 countries with data for 2023, France has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 4,741 per million people.
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