ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in France
France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 54.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in France, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in France is 54.5 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in France peaked at 54.93 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.75 %, in 2020.
France ranks 33rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45.68 % | — |
| 1993 | 46.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 46.64 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 46.75 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 46.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 46.53 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 46.89 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 47.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.73 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.87 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.46 % | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 45.59 % | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 45.27 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.45 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.76 % | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 48.23 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 46.98 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.14 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.48 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 46.75 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.86 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.39 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.83 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 46.55 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.03 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.75 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 53.79 % | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 54.17 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.93 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 54.5 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.56 % | 45.68 % | 47.2 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.66 % | 45.27 % | 48.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.82 % | 46.03 % | 48.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.43 % | 44.75 % | 54.93 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 9.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,251 current US$ per person (2025)
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- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 11,934 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in France?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in France was 54.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 54.93 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.75 % in 2020.
- How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- France ranks 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.