ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in France
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in France at 7.5% in 2025.
France, 2025
7.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
53rd of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in France over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | France | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 7.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, France has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
7.7%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
55.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
75.4%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat