France vs United Kingdom: Employees by occupation - quarterly data

France
25,275
in 2026
United Kingdom
27,739
in 2020
France rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
2nd

Employees by occupation - quarterly data over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
010.0k20.0k30.0k199820122026

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 27,739 against 25,275 in France, a difference of 2,464.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 19,615 23,674 4,059 United Kingdom
2000s 21,990 24,819 2,829 United Kingdom
2010s 23,252 26,285 3,033 United Kingdom
2020s 23,788 27,739 3,952 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees by occupation - quarterly data, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 27,739 against 25,275 in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in employees by occupation - quarterly data between France and United Kingdom?
2,464, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for employees by occupation - quarterly data?
France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employees by occupation - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs United Kingdom: Employees by occupation - quarterly data. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employees-by-occupation-quarterly-data/france/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employees-by-occupation-quarterly-data/france/united-kingdom/">France vs United Kingdom: Employees by occupation - quarterly data</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employees by occupation - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,007 data points, 1998–2026
Last refreshed