Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in France
75.4% of people aged 20 to 64 in France were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
France, 2025
75.4%d (Definition differs)
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
76.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
78.3%
Position in 2025
23rd of 34
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in France over time
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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 75.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 74.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 74.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 73.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 73.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | 71.9% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | 66.9% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | 67.3% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | – |
| 2007 | 70.2% | – |
| 2006 | 69.7% | – |
| 2005 | 69.7% | – |
| 2004 | 69.8% | – |
| 2003 | 70.0% | – |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 75.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.2%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, France has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.
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Long-term unemployment rate
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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