ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in France
France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 3,317 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in France, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in France is 3,317 1000 No, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in France peaked at 5,275 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,041 1000 No, in 2013.
France ranks 14th of 80 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,903 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 4,826 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4,792 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4,889 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4,901 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4,903 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,973 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 4,983 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,116 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5,199 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,275 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,530 1000 No | -52.0% |
| 2004 | 2,428 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,309 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2,345 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,361 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,349 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,329 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,269 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2,096 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 2,065 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,041 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,112 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,090 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,129 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,109 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,085 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,118 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,268 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 3,326 1000 No | +46.6% |
| 2022 | 3,273 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,283 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,317 1000 No | +1.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3,317 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 426.42 1000 No, 7.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- France's 3,317 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 519.38 1000 No, 6.4× 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -52.0% | 5,275 1000 No | 2,530 1000 No |
| 2021 | +46.6% | 2,268 1000 No | 3,326 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,896 1000 No | 4,792 1000 No | 4,983 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,224 1000 No | 2,309 1000 No | 5,275 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,111 1000 No | 2,041 1000 No | 2,269 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,093 1000 No | 2,268 1000 No | 3,326 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.39 % change on previous year (2025)
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 3,317 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 5,275 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 2,041 1000 No in 2013.
- How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- France ranks 14th 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 57.0%. 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 — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.