France - Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities

Since 2014, France Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities was down by 8.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 4 comparing other countries in Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities with 49,084 Employees. France is overtaken by Spain, which was ranked number 3 with 55,932 Employees and is followed by Netherlands at 42,076 Employees. Germany lead the ranking with 204,083 Employees in 2019, an increase of 1.9% compared to 2018. Lithuania recorded the best 5 years average growth at +13.8% per year, while Malta recorded the worst performance at -13.4% per year.

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Date Units (Employees)
2019 49,084.00
2018 47,991.00
2017 50,623.00
2016 55,816.00
2015 55,861.00
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How does France rank in Number of Persons Employed of Scientific Research and Development Activities?

# 32 Countries Units (Employees) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Germany
204,083 2019 +1.9 % +4.2 % View data
2 #2
United Kingdom
119,270 2019 +2.9 % +1.3 % View data
3 #3
Spain
55,932 2019 +3.7 % +10.4 % View data
4 #4
France
49,084 2019 +2.3 % -8.4 % View data
5 #5
Netherlands
42,076 2019 +0.0 % +3.3 % View data
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