Employment of older workers in France
61.7% of people aged 55 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
61.7%d (Definition differs)
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
66.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
69.4%
Position in 2025
20th of 34
Employment of older workers in France over time
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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 66.4% |
| 2024 | 60.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 65.2% |
| 2023 | 58.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 63.9% |
| 2022 | 56.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | 59.0% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | 58.6% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | 57.3% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | 53.5% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | 51.4% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | 47.9% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | 46.4% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | 43.7% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | 43.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | – |
| 2007 | 39.5% | – |
| 2006 | 39.4% | – |
| 2005 | 39.8% | – |
| 2004 | 39.1% | – |
| 2003 | 38.2% | – |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 60.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 50.1%, the figure has changed by +11.6 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, France has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.8%d (Definition differs)
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Long-term unemployment rate
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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