France vs United Kingdom: Employees
Employees over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 29,606 against 25,138 in France, a difference of 4,468.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 73 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,814 | 25,128 | 2,314 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 23,267 | 26,258 | 2,991 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 24,541 | 28,314 | 3,773 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 29,606 against 25,138 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employees between France and United Kingdom?
- 4,468, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for employees?
- France ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employees (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.