ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in France

France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 3,031 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,031 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 80 countries
All-time high
4,137 1000 No
in 2002
All-time low
1,799 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in France, 1992–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1992200820241992: 3.5k 1000 No1993: 3.5k 1000 No1994: 3.6k 1000 No1995: 3.7k 1000 No1996: 3.6k 1000 No1997: 3.7k 1000 No1998: 3.7k 1000 No1999: 3.8k 1000 No2000: 3.9k 1000 No2001: 4.0k 1000 No2002: 4.1k 1000 No2003: 1.9k 1000 No2004: 1.9k 1000 No2005: 1.9k 1000 No2006: 1.9k 1000 No2007: 1.9k 1000 No2008: 1.9k 1000 No2009: 2.0k 1000 No2010: 2.0k 1000 No2011: 1.8k 1000 No2012: 1.8k 1000 No2013: 1.8k 1000 No2014: 1.9k 1000 No2015: 1.9k 1000 No2016: 1.8k 1000 No2017: 1.9k 1000 No2018: 1.9k 1000 No2019: 1.9k 1000 No2020: 2.0k 1000 No2021: 3.0k 1000 No2022: 3.0k 1000 No2023: 3.0k 1000 No2024: 3.0k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

France recorded 3,031 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in France peaked at 4,137 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,799 1000 No, in 2013.

That places France 11th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in France, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in France, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 3,506 1000 No
1993 3,533 1000 No +0.8%
1994 3,583 1000 No +1.4%
1995 3,650 1000 No +1.9%
1996 3,622 1000 No -0.8%
1997 3,674 1000 No +1.4%
1998 3,747 1000 No +2.0%
1999 3,806 1000 No +1.6%
2000 3,902 1000 No +2.5%
2001 3,996 1000 No +2.4%
2002 4,137 1000 No +3.5%
2003 1,935 1000 No -53.2%
2004 1,866 1000 No -3.6%
2005 1,877 1000 No +0.6%
2006 1,910 1000 No +1.7%
2007 1,922 1000 No +0.7%
2008 1,938 1000 No +0.8%
2009 1,980 1000 No +2.2%
2010 1,968 1000 No -0.6%
2011 1,822 1000 No -7.4%
2012 1,830 1000 No +0.4%
2013 1,799 1000 No -1.7%
2014 1,873 1000 No +4.1%
2015 1,863 1000 No -0.6%
2016 1,845 1000 No -0.9%
2017 1,899 1000 No +2.9%
2018 1,869 1000 No -1.6%
2019 1,906 1000 No +2.0%
2020 1,981 1000 No +3.9%
2021 2,988 1000 No +50.9%
2022 3,015 1000 No +0.9%
2023 3,032 1000 No +0.6%
2024 3,031 1000 No -0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 3,031 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 342.88 1000 No, 8.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • France's 3,031 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430.45 1000 No, 7.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 -53.2% 4,137 1000 No 1,935 1000 No
2021 +50.9% 1,981 1000 No 2,988 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,640 1000 No 3,506 1000 No 3,806 1000 No 8
2000s 2,546 1000 No 1,866 1000 No 4,137 1000 No 10
2010s 1,867 1000 No 1,799 1000 No 1,968 1000 No 10
2020s 2,809 1000 No 1,981 1000 No 3,032 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 8 Egypt 4,474 1000 No compare
  2. 9 Mexico 4,074 1000 No compare
  3. 10 Germany 3,926 1000 No compare
  4. 12 Poland 2,981 1000 No compare
  5. 13 Angola 2,605 1000 No compare
  6. 14 Republic of Korea 2,307 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in France?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in France was 3,031 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 4,137 1000 No in 2002.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1,799 1000 No in 2013.
How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
France ranks 11th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,578 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.