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WELCOME TO THE PARIS REGION,
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
Paris Region Key Figures 2016 lays out a panorama of the region’s
business and social life, positioning it among the leading regions in
Europe and worldwide.
With its main key indicators, the brochure "Paris Region Key Figures PARIS REGION KEY FIGURES?2016
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W E L C O M E T O T H E P A R I S R E G I O N
THE PARIS REGION, A MAJOR BUSINESS HUB IN EUROPE
Its main assets:? T he highest GDP in EU28 in value: 30.9% of the French nation's GDP and 4.6% of the European Union's GDP , ahead of Greater London and Lombardy ? I ts deep-rooted industrial tradition can be seen in its dense fabric of SMEs/SMIs and its wide range of activities. It brings together a high density of technology companies (major groups, SMEs, startups), world-class competiti-veness clusters and one of Europe's highest concentrations in the science and technology sectors ? A s Europe’s leading employment area, it boasts a highly qualified workforce: 35% of French executives. The Paris Region hosts the largest concentration of students in Europe, with 25% of students in France and 40% of PhD students ? F urther boosting its appeal, the region benefits from top-notch infrastructure facilities. Standing at the crossroads of European and worldwide trade, the Paris Region is France's leading economic region and one of Europe's foremost business hubs. As the capital region, it hosts a population of 12 million (18.1% of Metropolitan France's population) that is younger than the 5
PARIS REGION KEY FIGURES ? 2016
THE PARIS REGION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AS OF 01.01.2016AN INTERNATIONAL REGION
One of Europe’s leading economic and innovative
* excluding Luxembourg
** PPS: Purchasing Power Standard
TOP 5 EUROPEAN REGIONS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME*
(PPS** PER CAPITA IN 2012)
12 million inhabitants
2016
Middle East
73,284
Indian
subcontinent
64,040
Portugal 223,211
Central Europe 62,902Italy Algeria 187,369Morocco
Western Africa 145,851A
F R I C A E U R
O P E A S I A Haiti 23,138South America 19,742A
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Source: MESR (French Ministry of Higher Education and Research)
BTS: Technical sections - DUT: University Diploma of Technology - “Grandes Ecoles”: Engineering & Business schools - CPGE: class which prepares students to enter the “Grandes Ecoles”PRO BACHELOR’S BTS
DUT CPGE LICENCE MASTER’S
PHD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
O D O L O G Y I N T I N T I N T M P M A C Y
Europe’s largest pool of students
and PhD students
31.6%35.6%
68.4%
PARIS REGION EUROPEAN LEADER FOR R&D WORKERS AND RESEARCHERS
Source: Eurostat, 12/15, Ministry of Higher Education Comunidad de Madrid (ES)47,60928,631
Oberbayern (DE)66,97441,531Stuttgart (DE)64,72840,297Auvergne Rh?ne-Alpes (FR)58,06735,515Greater London (UK)53,327
41,375Paris Region (FR)155,135105,817155,000 people involved in research
(including 105,000 researchers)
? Getty Images - ? FOTOLIA PARIS REGION LEADING EUROPE IN R&D (2013)
PARIS REGION R&D EXPENDITURE: €18.7b 6.8% of EU 28 - 39.3% of France PARIS REGION R&D WORKFORCE*:5.7% of EU 28 - 37.1% of France Public administrations Public administrations €5.9b €12.8b 55,210*
Private companies Private companies
Source: Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Eurostat, data 2013€
EUROPE’S TOP 5 REGIONS BY R&D EXPENDITURE (MILLIONS OF EUROS IN 2013)
TOP 5 EUROPEAN REGIONS FOR GDP (MILLION EUROS IN 2013)
Europe’s leading economic region
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: THE MAIN COUNTRIES
INVOLVED (2014)
A multi-specialised ? JARRY-TRIPELON / CRT - ? N. Baetens / CRT - ? Paris Tourist Office / A. Dupont -
SECTORS
Europe's largest employment pool