France vs United Kingdom: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 29,648 Persons against 27,133 Persons in France, a difference of 2,515 Persons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 36 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,604 Persons | 21,777 Persons | 2,172 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 21,527 Persons | 22,555 Persons | 1,028 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 24,464 Persons | 24,905 Persons | 441.4 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 25,286 Persons | 26,345 Persons | 1,059 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 26,910 Persons | 28,741 Persons | 1,832 Persons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — employees, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 29,648 Persons against 27,133 Persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — employees between France and United Kingdom?
- 2,515 Persons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
- France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org