Science & Technology in France 124 indicators covering science & technology for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 5,369 2023 up 29.9% 20th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 2.2% 2023 down 2.5% 16th Medical technology availability 21.85 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2024 up 42.6% 23rd High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 1,697 Number 2012 down 10.2% 2nd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 99.2% 2024 up 2.7% 5th Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 81.1% 2019 up 86.9% 15th R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers 300,285 Persons 2023 up 36.3% 4th Number of R&D researchers per million people 5,369 per million people 2023 up 29.9% 20th Researchers (HC) - % Female 30.6% 2023 up 20.2% 89th GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 63,600 Million euro 2024 up 32.7% 7th GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 63,600 Million euro 2024 up 32.7% 7th Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 0 Megawatt 2024 — 45th R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 520,816 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 24.9% 7th R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 520,816 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 24.9% 7th Technicians in R&D 1,806 per million people 2017 down 1.1% 10th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 42.4% 2023 up 27.7% 63rd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 39.5% 2023 up 10.7% 65th Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 21,189 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.1% 4th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 23.6% 2023 up 18.7% 62nd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 9,503 Number 2017 up 9.9% 5th Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 483,383 Head count 2023 up 32.0% 7th Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 483,383 Head count 2023 up 32.0% 7th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 28.5% 2017 up 51.1% 67th Individuals - internet use 95.0% 2025 up 12.2% 18th Individuals - frequency of internet use 93.4% 2025 up 15.4% 24th Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors 10,932 Number 2025 up 1.6% 2nd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 39.7% 2017 up 294.0% 55th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 36.6% 2017 up 6.6% 57th Share of female researchers by sector of performance 30.6% 2023 up 20.2% 42nd Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 4 patents 2024 down 75.0% 11th Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 1 patents 2024 down 99.4% 36th Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 56,469 Gigawatt-hour 2024 up 180.1% 1st Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 48.6% 2023 up 21.4% 26th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 21.7% 2017 up 3.5% 48th Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 7,342 Number 2013 down 6.0% 5th Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 32.76 Number 2021 down 13.8% 10th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 1,048 Number 2013 down 26.6% 5th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 45.7% 2017 up 7.7% 30th Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 99.7% 2025 up 0.5% 16th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 1,701 Number 2013 down 12.7% 7th Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 98.2% 2025 up 4.4% 8th Mobile broadband internet traffic 16.9 Exabyte 2025 up 3,088.7% 2nd Broadband internet coverage by technology 96.9% 2025 down 2.6% 8th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 2,655 Number 2012 down 57.2% 7th Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 381.94 Number 2012 down 79.9% 7th Medical technology - historical data 1,279 Number 2020 up 67.0% 3rd Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 1.6% 2025 down 23.8% 17th Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 5.0% 2025 down 65.5% 31st Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 5.0% 2025 down 65.5% 31st Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 646.33 Number 2013 down 9.4% 7th High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of 17.2% 2022 down 14.2% 7th R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2.3% 2023 down 13.5% 3rd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 38.66 Number 2013 down 23.7% 7th Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex 95.7% 2024 up 23.0% 19th Internet purchases by individuals 70.3% 2025 — 9th Financial activities over the internet 7.8% 2025 — 29th Internet purchases by individuals 58.0% 2019 up 79.6% 12th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 3,383 Number 2012 down 10.8% 2nd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent 492.15 Number 2012 down 32.6% 4th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other 1,009 Number 2012 down 10.7% 2nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →