Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
France's labour force participation stands at 55.35% as of 2025-12-31, down from 55.66% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, France's labour force participation was 55.35%, down from 55.66% in 2024.
In 2024, France's labour force participation was 55.66%, down from 55.94% in 2023.
In 2023, France's labour force participation was 55.94%, up from 55.84% in 2022.
In 2022, France's labour force participation was 55.84%, up from 55.55% in 2021.
In 2021, France's labour force participation was 55.55%, up from 54.27% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.35% | -0.317% |
| 2024 | 55.66% | -0.275% |
| 2023 | 55.94% | +0.103% |
| 2022 | 55.84% | +0.283% |
| 2021 | 55.55% | +1.28% |
| 2020 | 54.27% | -0.668% |
| 2019 | 54.94% | -0.361% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.042% |
| 2017 | 55.26% | -0.141% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -0.222% |
| 2015 | 55.62% | -0.143% |
| 2014 | 55.76% | -0.506% |
| 2013 | 56.27% | +0.044% |
| 2012 | 56.23% | +0.207% |
| 2011 | 56.02% | -0.197% |
| 2010 | 56.22% | -0.094% |
| 2009 | 56.31% | +0.178% |
| 2008 | 56.13% | +0.068% |
| 2007 | 56.06% | +0.148% |
| 2006 | 55.92% | -0.073% |
| 2005 | 55.99% | +0.139% |
| 2004 | 55.85% | -0.139% |
| 2003 | 55.99% | +0.59% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +0.277% |
| 2001 | 55.12% | -0.181% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | -0.051% |
| 1999 | 55.35% | +0.313% |
| 1998 | 55.04% | +0.082% |
| 1997 | 54.96% | -0.392% |
| 1996 | 55.35% | +0.297% |
| 1995 | 55.05% | -0.013% |
| 1994 | 55.07% | -0.12% |
| 1993 | 55.19% | +0.025% |
| 1992 | 55.16% | +0.14% |
| 1991 | 55.02% | -0.581% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | — |
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France's labour force participation is 55.35% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 55.66% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 56.31% (2009); the lowest is 54.27% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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