Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in France
France: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 28.72 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in France, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in France stood at 28.72 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in France peaked at 28.72 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.94 million, in 1960.
France ranks 8th of 35 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 — Total employment in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.94 million | — |
| 1961 | 19.95 million | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 20.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 20.44 million | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 20.80 million | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 20.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 21.11 million | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 21.19 million | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 21.16 million | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 21.49 million | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 21.80 million | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 21.91 million | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 22.06 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 22.38 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 22.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 22.38 million | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 22.55 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 22.72 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 22.73 million | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 22.98 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 23.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 23.01 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23.00 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 22.96 million | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 22.76 million | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 22.78 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.98 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 22.98 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 23.06 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 23.39 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 23.46 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 23.36 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 23.32 million | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 23.19 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 23.11 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 23.39 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 23.51 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.43 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.68 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 23.95 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.60 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 24.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 25.22 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 26.25 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 26.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.34 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 27.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 27.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 28.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 28.72 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.71 million | 19.94 million | 21.49 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.41 million | 21.80 million | 22.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.01 million | 22.76 million | 23.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.44 million | 23.11 million | 23.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.56 million | 24.60 million | 26.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.57 million | 26.31 million | 27.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.18 million | 27.00 million | 28.72 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 5 Lithuania 1.47 million compare
- 5 Mexico 61.86 million compare
- 6 Slovenia 995,742 compare
- 6 Germany 42.87 million compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.22 million compare
- 7 Latvia 884,825 compare
- 8 Estonia 699,622 compare
- 9 Italy 24.00 million compare
- 10 Colombia 23.51 million compare
- 11 Spain 22.01 million compare
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 10,747 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1941 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 9,510 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in France?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in France was 28.72 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 28.72 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.94 million in 1960.
- How does France rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- France ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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