France Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • France labor force participation rate for 2023 was 42.76%, a 2.42% increase from 2022.
  • France labor force participation rate for 2022 was 40.33%, a 2.57% increase from 2021.
  • France labor force participation rate for 2021 was 37.76%, a 3.91% increase from 2020.
  • France labor force participation rate for 2020 was 33.85%, a 1.03% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
France Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 42.76% 2.42%
2022 40.33% 2.57%
2021 37.76% 3.91%
2020 33.85% -1.03%
2019 34.88% -0.78%
2018 35.65% 0.69%
2017 34.96% 0.06%
2016 34.91% 0.04%
2015 34.87% 0.50%
2014 34.37% -0.94%
2013 35.31% 1.95%
2012 33.36% -0.62%
2011 33.98% -1.03%
2010 35.01% -0.58%
2009 35.59% 0.87%
2008 34.72% 0.10%
2007 34.62% 0.51%
2006 34.11% 0.06%
2005 34.05% -2.65%
2004 36.70% -0.44%
2003 37.14% 0.25%
2002 36.88% 1.14%
2001 35.75% 0.27%
2000 35.48% -0.33%
1999 35.81% 1.86%
1998 33.95% 0.04%
1997 33.91% -1.05%
1996 34.96% -0.53%
1995 35.49% -0.90%
1994 36.39% -1.64%
1993 38.04% -1.45%
1992 39.48% -0.43%
1991 39.91% -0.43%