Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in France
France: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 14 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in France, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in France stood at 14 Hours per week.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in France peaked at 23 Hours per week in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13 Hours per week, in 2016.
That places France 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in France, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 Hours per week | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 Hours per week | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 Hours per week | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 15 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 Hours per week | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13 Hours per week | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 Hours per week | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 13 Hours per week | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 14 Hours per week | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 14 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 Hours per week | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 15 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 Hours per week | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.78 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.5 Hours per week | 13 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 Hours per week | 14 Hours per week | 15 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 23 Israel 16 Hours per week compare
- 24 Belgium 15 Hours per week compare
- 24 Greece 15 Hours per week compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14 Hours per week compare
- 28 Australia 9 Hours per week compare
- 29 Japan 8 Hours per week compare
- 29 Luxembourg 8 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.531 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2955 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,476 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in France?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in France was 14 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 23 Hours per week in 2001.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 Hours per week in 2016.
- How does France rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- France ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.