Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in France
France: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in France, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in France stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in France peaked at 2.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
That places France 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 153 Denmark 0.3% compare
- 154 United Arab Emirates 0.3% compare
- 155 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 159 Spain 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, total (% of total employment) in France?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in France was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does France rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- France ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.