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

France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 6,348 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6,348 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 82 countries
All-time high
9,412 1000 No
in 2002
All-time low
3,840 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1992200820241992: 8.4k 1000 No1993: 8.4k 1000 No1994: 8.4k 1000 No1995: 8.5k 1000 No1996: 8.5k 1000 No1997: 8.6k 1000 No1998: 8.7k 1000 No1999: 8.8k 1000 No2000: 9.0k 1000 No2001: 9.2k 1000 No2002: 9.4k 1000 No2003: 4.5k 1000 No2004: 4.3k 1000 No2005: 4.2k 1000 No2006: 4.3k 1000 No2007: 4.3k 1000 No2008: 4.3k 1000 No2009: 4.3k 1000 No2010: 4.2k 1000 No2011: 3.9k 1000 No2012: 3.9k 1000 No2013: 3.8k 1000 No2014: 4.0k 1000 No2015: 4.0k 1000 No2016: 4.0k 1000 No2017: 4.0k 1000 No2018: 4.0k 1000 No2019: 4.0k 1000 No2020: 4.2k 1000 No2021: 6.3k 1000 No2022: 6.3k 1000 No2023: 6.3k 1000 No2024: 6.3k 1000 No

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 6,348 1000 No, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in France peaked at 9,412 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,840 1000 No, in 2013.

That places France 15th out of 82 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 — Value in France, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 8,409 1000 No
1993 8,359 1000 No -0.6%
1994 8,375 1000 No +0.2%
1995 8,540 1000 No +2.0%
1996 8,523 1000 No -0.2%
1997 8,577 1000 No +0.6%
1998 8,721 1000 No +1.7%
1999 8,789 1000 No +0.8%
2000 9,018 1000 No +2.6%
2001 9,195 1000 No +2.0%
2002 9,412 1000 No +2.4%
2003 4,466 1000 No -52.6%
2004 4,294 1000 No -3.8%
2005 4,186 1000 No -2.5%
2006 4,255 1000 No +1.6%
2007 4,283 1000 No +0.7%
2008 4,287 1000 No +0.1%
2009 4,309 1000 No +0.5%
2010 4,237 1000 No -1.7%
2011 3,918 1000 No -7.5%
2012 3,894 1000 No -0.6%
2013 3,840 1000 No -1.4%
2014 3,985 1000 No +3.8%
2015 3,952 1000 No -0.8%
2016 3,974 1000 No +0.6%
2017 4,008 1000 No +0.8%
2018 3,954 1000 No -1.3%
2019 4,024 1000 No +1.8%
2020 4,249 1000 No +5.6%
2021 6,314 1000 No +48.6%
2022 6,288 1000 No -0.4%
2023 6,315 1000 No +0.4%
2024 6,348 1000 No +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,537 1000 No 8,359 1000 No 8,789 1000 No 8
2000s 5,771 1000 No 4,186 1000 No 9,412 1000 No 10
2010s 3,979 1000 No 3,840 1000 No 4,237 1000 No 10
2020s 5,902 1000 No 4,249 1000 No 6,348 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 12 Germany 8,387 1000 No compare
  2. 13 Poland 6,834 1000 No compare
  3. 14 Sri Lanka 6,702 1000 No compare
  4. 16 Republic of Korea 5,306 1000 No compare
  5. 17 Mali 5,211 1000 No compare
  6. 18 Angola 4,987 1000 No compare

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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 6,348 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 9,412 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 3,840 1000 No in 2013.
How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
France ranks 15th out of 82 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 59.3%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 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.