France vs India: Labor force participation rate

France

55.3%

in 2025

India

55.7%

in 2025

France rank

137th

India rank

135th

Labor force participation rate over time

India currently reports 55.7% against 55.3% in France, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

France ranks 137th and India ranks 135th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Labor force participation rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).