France
FR desk: France first; euro area, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.17% |
| 2024 | 51.54% |
| 2023 | 51.84% |
| 2022 | 51.76% |
| 2021 | 51.18% |
| 2020 | 49.92% |
| 2019 | 50.32% |
| 2018 | 50.31% |
| 2017 | 50.06% |
| 2016 | 49.83% |
| 2015 | 49.86% |
| 2014 | 50.03% |
| 2013 | 50.69% |
| 2012 | 50.69% |
| 2011 | 50.85% |
| 2010 | 51.00% |
| 2009 | 51.17% |
| 2008 | 51.99% |
| 2007 | 51.57% |
| 2006 | 50.98% |
| 2005 | 51.02% |
| 2004 | 50.87% |
| 2003 | 51.34% |
| 2002 | 50.58% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 51.17% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 51.17% (2025), previous year 51.54% (2024); low 48.05% (1997), high 51.99% (2008).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).