Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in France
France: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits 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 … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits 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% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 14 Hours per week is below the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 14 Hours per week is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
More economy & growth data for France
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 549.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.851 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 400.93 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (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.