| Year | Total internal number of researchers, female, headcount | Of which: | Total R&D internal staff number of technicians, headcount | Of which: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in R&D institutes and other budgetary research units | in higher education units | in enterprises | in R&D institutes and other budgetary research units | in higher education units | in enterprises | |||
| 1990 | 8 489 | 2 568 | 4 086 | 1 835 | 17 849 | 5 848 | 4 169 | 7 832 |
| 1991 | 7 711 | 2 267 | 4 158 | 1 286 | 14 238 | 4 634 | 4 005 | 5 599 |
| 1992 | 7 361 | 1 932 | 4 501 | 928 | 11 449 | 3 979 | 3 719 | 3 751 |
| 1993 | 7 338 | 1 959 | 4 514 | 865 | 9 761 | 2 879 | 3 853 | 3 029 |
| 1994 | 7 328 | 1 801 | 4 556 | 971 | 9 691 | 2 444 | 3 631 | 3 616 |
| 1995 | 7 092 | 1 714 | 4 299 | 1 079 | 9 612 | 2 334 | 3 792 | 3 486 |
| 1996 | 6 649 | 1 638 | 4 113 | 898 | 9 244 | 2 726 | 3 768 | 2 750 |
| 1997 | 7 367 | 1 730 | 4 744 | 893 | 9 375 | 2 699 | 3 997 | 2 679 |
| 1998 | 8 129 | 1 911 | 5 293 | 925 | 9 209 | 2 627 | 4 433 | 2 149 |
| 1999 | 7 554 | 1 708 | 4 898 | 948 | 9 036 | 2 463 | 3 950 | 2 623 |
| 2000 | 9 537 | 2 008 | 6 303 | 1 226 | 8 313 | 2 622 | 3 212 | 2 479 |
| 2001 | 9 363 | 1 842 | 6 313 | 1 208 | 8 098 | 2 195 | 3 365 | 2 538 |
| 2002 | 10 039 | 2 189 | 6 576 | 1 274 | 8 965 | 2 634 | 3 777 | 2 554 |
| 2003 | 10 647 | 2 323 | 6 976 | 1 348 | 8 659 | 2 359 | 3 724 | 2 576 |
| 2004 | 10 484 | 2 284 | 6 904 | 1 296 | 8 873 | 2 434 | 4 110 | 2 329 |
| 2005 | 10 731 | 2 371 | 6 979 | 1 381 | 8 663 | 2 465 | 3 937 | 2 261 |
| 2006 | 10 973 | 2 367 | 6 928 | 1 678 | 8 441 | 2 317 | 3 387 | 2 737 |
| 2007 | 11 077 | 2 304 | 6 857 | 1 916 | 8 474 | 2 466 | 3 075 | 2 933 |
| 2008 | 11 139 | 2 198 | 6 840 | 2 101 | 8 456 | 2 220 | 3 228 | 3 008 |
| 2009 | 11 323 | 2 391 | 6 644 | 2 288 | 8 739 | 2 149 | 3 131 | 3 459 |
| 2010 | 11 418 | 2 505 | 6 274 | 2 639 | 9 329 | 2 165 | 3 047 | 4 117 |
| 2011 | 11 729 | 2 565 | 6 267 | 2 897 | 9 797 | 2 059 | 3 279 | 4 459 |
| 2012 | 11 453 | 2 377 | 6 251 | 2 825 | 10 216 | 2 134 | 3 250 | 4 832 |
| 2013 | 11 462 | 2 403 | 6 195 | 2 864 | 11 247 | 2 398 | 3 348 | 5 501 |
| 2014 | 11 897 | 2 688 | 6 204 | 3 005 | 10 069 | 1 892 | 3 194 | 4 983 |
| 2015 | 11 848 | 2 698 | 6 170 | 2 980 | 10 303 | 2 900 | 3 061 | 4 342 |
| 2016 | 11 969 | 2 606 | 6 398 | 2 965 | 9 097 | 2 086 | 2 901 | 4 110 |
| 2017 | 13 024 | 2 640 | 6 952 | 3 432 | 10 729 | 1 934 | 3 303 | 5 492 |
| 2018 | 13 674 | 2 495 | 7 232 | 3 947 | 12 840 | 1 933 | 3 351 | 7 556 |
| 2019 | 14 190 | 2 460 | 7 598 | 4 132 | 13 410 | 1 879 | 3 594 | 7 937 |