Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in France

France: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 27,133 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
27,133 Persons
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
27,303 Persons
in 2022
All-time low
12,563 Persons
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in France, 1950–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k195019872025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

France recorded 27,133 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — employees in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in France peaked at 27,303 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,563 Persons, in 1950.

France ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in France, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in France, 1950 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1950 12,563 Persons
1951 12,802 Persons +1.9%
1952 12,916 Persons +0.9%
1953 12,968 Persons +0.4%
1954 13,148 Persons +1.4%
1955 13,456 Persons +2.3%
1956 13,803 Persons +2.6%
1957 14,152 Persons +2.5%
1958 14,251 Persons +0.7%
1959 14,231 Persons -0.1%
1960 14,375 Persons +1.0%
1961 14,517 Persons +1.0%
1962 14,648 Persons +0.9%
1963 14,930 Persons +1.9%
1964 15,261 Persons +2.2%
1965 15,426 Persons +1.1%
1966 15,675 Persons +1.6%
1967 15,821 Persons +0.9%
1968 15,886 Persons +0.4%
1969 16,349 Persons +2.9%
1970 16,762 Persons +2.5%
1971 16,982 Persons +1.3%
1972 17,237 Persons +1.5%
1973 17,626 Persons +2.3%
1974 17,900 Persons +1.6%
1975 17,802 Persons -0.5%
1976 18,038 Persons +1.3%
1977 18,275 Persons +1.3%
1978 18,734 Persons +2.5%
1979 18,912 Persons +0.9%
1980 19,052 Persons +0.7%
1981 19,085 Persons +0.2%
1982 19,218 Persons +0.7%
1983 19,244 Persons +0.1%
1984 19,198 Persons -0.2%
1985 19,226 Persons +0.1%
1986 19,377 Persons +0.8%
1987 19,619 Persons +1.2%
1988 19,876 Persons +1.3%
1989 20,330 Persons +2.3%
1990 20,813 Persons +2.4%
1991 20,985 Persons +0.8%
1992 20,983 Persons -0.0%
1993 20,891 Persons -0.4%
1994 21,124 Persons +1.1%
1995 21,454 Persons +1.6%
1996 21,674 Persons +1.0%
1997 21,924 Persons +1.2%
1998 22,402 Persons +2.2%
1999 23,021 Persons +2.8%
2000 23,671 Persons +2.8%
2001 24,075 Persons +1.7%
2002 24,218 Persons +0.6%
2003 24,234 Persons +0.1%
2004 24,254 Persons +0.1%
2005 24,405 Persons +0.6%
2006 24,677 Persons +1.1%
2007 25,053 Persons +1.5%
2008 25,181 Persons +0.5%
2009 24,871 Persons -1.2%
2010 24,840 Persons -0.1%
2011 24,958 Persons +0.5%
2012 24,977 Persons +0.1%
2013 24,934 Persons -0.2%
2014 25,040 Persons +0.4%
2015 25,116 Persons +0.3%
2016 25,326 Persons +0.8%
2017 25,642 Persons +1.2%
2018 25,891 Persons +1.0%
2019 26,141 Persons +1.0%
2020 26,063 Persons -0.3%
2021 26,722 Persons +2.5%
2022 27,303 Persons +2.2%
2023 27,055 Persons -0.9%
2024 27,182 Persons +0.5%
2025 27,133 Persons -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 13,429 Persons 12,563 Persons 14,251 Persons 10
1960s 15,289 Persons 14,375 Persons 16,349 Persons 10
1970s 17,827 Persons 16,762 Persons 18,912 Persons 10
1980s 19,422 Persons 19,052 Persons 20,330 Persons 10
1990s 21,527 Persons 20,813 Persons 23,021 Persons 10
2000s 24,464 Persons 23,671 Persons 25,181 Persons 10
2010s 25,286 Persons 24,840 Persons 26,141 Persons 10
2020s 26,910 Persons 26,063 Persons 27,303 Persons 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 3 Netherlands 8,455 Persons compare
  2. 3 Croatia 1,598 Persons compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 48,047 Persons compare
  4. 4 Germany 42,161 Persons compare
  5. 4 Lithuania 1,319 Persons compare
  6. 5 Slovenia 881.88 Persons compare
  7. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,648 Persons compare
  8. 6 Latvia 805.58 Persons compare
  9. 7 Estonia 623.27 Persons compare
  10. 7 Italy 20,133 Persons compare
  11. 8 Spain 19,466 Persons compare
  12. 9 Canada 18,696 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in France?
Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in France was 27,133 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 27,303 Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 12,563 Persons in 1950.
How does France rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
France ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
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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