France
FR desk: France first; euro area, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.72% |
| 2024 | 86.66% |
| 2023 | 87.08% |
| 2022 | 86.89% |
| 2021 | 87.39% |
| 2020 | 87.60% |
| 2019 | 87.91% |
| 2018 | 88.35% |
| 2017 | 88.40% |
| 2016 | 88.19% |
| 2015 | 88.41% |
| 2014 | 88.39% |
| 2013 | 88.73% |
| 2012 | 88.52% |
| 2011 | 88.34% |
| 2010 | 88.47% |
| 2009 | 89.00% |
| 2008 | 89.38% |
| 2007 | 89.00% |
| 2006 | 88.63% |
| 2005 | 89.11% |
| 2004 | 89.03% |
| 2003 | 88.78% |
| 2002 | 89.27% |
Wage and salaried workers (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) are employees as a share of total employment — people who work for a wage or salary. Latest: 86.72% in 2025.
The complement is mostly self-employment and contributing family work. It says nothing about the size of the pay packet. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 86.72% (2025), previous year 86.66% (2024); low 84.78% (1991), high 89.38% (2008).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).