{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-researchers-per-million","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-researchers-per-million","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-researchers-per-million/","title":"France Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2023)","description":"France's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 5,368.6 per million people in 2023, +3.6% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 1996–2023.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","France","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"1996/2023","unit":"per million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"France Researchers in R&D (per Million People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6?locations=FR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1996–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"28"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2023)","value":"5,368.6","unit":"per million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.6%","unit":"per million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"28","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Researchers in R&D (per Million People)"}],"observation_count":28,"observations":[{"period":"1996","value":2656.27136},{"period":"1997","value":2646.3481},{"period":"1998","value":2654.5869},{"period":"1999","value":2723.93306},{"period":"2000","value":2902.95091},{"period":"2001","value":2971.39049},{"period":"2002","value":3100.95366},{"period":"2003","value":3184.63585},{"period":"2004","value":3320.66694},{"period":"2005","value":3297.84746},{"period":"2006","value":3405.181},{"period":"2007","value":3563.56539},{"period":"2008","value":3636.48425},{"period":"2009","value":3722.99987},{"period":"2010","value":3849.5934},{"period":"2011","value":3920.65709},{"period":"2012","value":4052.17043},{"period":"2013","value":4133.56261},{"period":"2014","value":4210.03605},{"period":"2015","value":4310.70957},{"period":"2016","value":4392.04699},{"period":"2017","value":4546.76212},{"period":"2018","value":4670.53241},{"period":"2019","value":4773.97249},{"period":"2020","value":4883.2219},{"period":"2021","value":5058.05374},{"period":"2022","value":5181.84576},{"period":"2023","value":5368.63555}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"5368.6","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"5181.8","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"5058.1","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"4883.2","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"4774.0","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"4670.5","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"4546.8","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"4392.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4310.7","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"4210.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"4133.6","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"4052.2","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3920.7","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3849.6","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3723.0","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3636.5","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"3563.6","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"3405.2","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3297.8","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2004","value":"3320.7","yoyChange":"+4.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in France from 1996 to present. Researcher density is the most internationally comparable measure of scientific human capital. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2023 (28 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5,368.6 per million people in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,646.3 in 1997. The latest reading of 5,368.6 in 2023 represents a change of +186.8."}]}