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Labour productivity growth in France

Real output per hour worked in France changed by 1.5% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.

Measure: Labour productivity growth per hour worked Unit: % change on previous year Data: 1975 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2025 1.5%p (Provisional) % change on previous year
Change from 2024 +1.5percentage points 2024: 0.0%
European Union, 2025 1.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 21st of 32 See the full ranking

Labour productivity growth in France over time

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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Labour productivity growth per hour worked (% change on previous year), 2001 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 1.5%p (provisional) 1.3%
2024 0.0%p (provisional) 0.4%
2023 0.4% -0.8%
2022 -1.5% 0.4%
2021 -1.4% 0.6%
2020 0.2% 1.4%
2019 0.5% 0.8%
2018 0.2% 0.8%
2017 2.0% 1.8%
2016 0.0% 0.4%
2015 0.8% 1.5%
2014 1.0% 0.7%
2013 1.6% 0.9%
2012 0.2% 0.5%
2011 1.3% 1.9%
2010 1.4% 2.9%
2009 -1.0% -1.1%
2008 -0.6% -0.3%
2007 -0.4% 0.9%
2006 2.6% 1.7%
2005 1.1% 1.2%
2004 1.1% 1.6%
2003 0.7% 1.0%
2002 2.8% 2.0%
2001 1.7% 2.0%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 0.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.8%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, France has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.

More for France

All statistics for France
Real GDP growth 0.8%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 37.0d (Definition differs) hours per week 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in euro €43,350p (Provisional) per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 99p (Provisional) (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat GDP in euro 2,991,056p (Provisional) million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) -0.1% Q3 2026 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nama_10_lp_ulc · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A na_item=RLPR_HW unit=PCH_PRE
Observation period
1975 to 2025 for France
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat