Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in France
France: Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy was 27.02 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in France, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
France recorded 27.02 million for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in France peaked at 27.02 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.55 million, in 1960.
France ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.55 million | — |
| 1961 | 14.68 million | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 14.80 million | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 15.06 million | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 15.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 15.55 million | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 15.81 million | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 15.96 million | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 16.04 million | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 16.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.93 million | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 17.16 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 17.43 million | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 17.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.11 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 18.04 million | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 18.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 18.55 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 18.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 18.99 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 19.02 million | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 19.04 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 19.17 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 19.20 million | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 19.14 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 19.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 19.31 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 19.55 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 19.81 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 20.26 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 20.54 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 20.70 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.69 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 20.57 million | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 20.79 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 21.11 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 21.31 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.55 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 22.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.62 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 23.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 23.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 23.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 23.81 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.97 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 24.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 24.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.38 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.34 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.45 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.39 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.72 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 25.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 26.69 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 26.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.96 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 27.02 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.43 million | 14.55 million | 16.51 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.01 million | 16.93 million | 18.99 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.37 million | 19.02 million | 20.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.19 million | 20.54 million | 22.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.02 million | 23.27 million | 24.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.71 million | 24.34 million | 25.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.50 million | 25.39 million | 27.02 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 3 Netherlands 8.59 million compare
- 3 Croatia 1.56 million compare
- 3 Germany 42.38 million compare
- 4 Lithuania 1.30 million compare
- 4 Mexico 42.27 million compare
- 5 Slovenia 884,524 compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.78 million compare
- 6 Latvia 770,598 compare
- 7 Estonia 622,258 compare
- 7 Italy 20.45 million compare
- 8 Spain 19.00 million compare
- 9 Canada 17.95 million compare
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4788 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 23,455 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4343 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 21,276 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in France?
- Economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in France was 27.02 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 27.02 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.55 million in 1960.
- How does France rank for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy?
- France ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org