Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France
France: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
France ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +83.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 77% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +83.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 151 Qatar 0.3% compare
- 152 French Polynesia 0.3% compare
- 153 Denmark 0.2% compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 156 Spain 0.2% compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in France was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does France rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- France ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.