Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France

France: Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary was 12.62 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.62 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 93 countries
All-time high
36.10 million
in 2003
All-time low
10.92 million
in 2009
Years of data
49
1975–2024

Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France, 1975–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197519992024

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France stood at 12.62 million.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France peaked at 36.10 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.92 million, in 2009.

That places France 3rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France, year by year

Annual values for Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary incapacity for work in France, 1975 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1975 30.79 million
1976 29.92 million -2.8%
1977 28.50 million -4.8%
1978 29.09 million +2.1%
1979 27.59 million -5.2%
1980 27.27 million -1.1%
1981 26.82 million -1.6%
1982 27.32 million +1.9%
1983 25.48 million -6.7%
1984 24.23 million -4.9%
1985 21.90 million -9.6%
1986 22.04 million +0.6%
1987 21.99 million -0.2%
1988 23.62 million +7.4%
1989 25.85 million +9.5%
1990 26.54 million +2.7%
1991 28.54 million +7.5%
1992 28.23 million -1.1%
1993 25.78 million -8.7%
1994 25.50 million -1.1%
1995 26.02 million +2.1%
1996 25.39 million -2.4%
1997 25.63 million +1.0%
1998 27.05 million +5.5%
1999 28.11 million +3.9%
2000 30.68 million +9.1%
2001 31.90 million +4.0%
2002 35.12 million +10.1%
2003 36.10 million +2.8%
2004 35.10 million -2.8%
2005 33.25 million -5.3%
2006 34.73 million +4.4%
2007 35.87 million +3.3%
2009 10.92 million -69.6%
2010 11.18 million +2.4%
2011 11.62 million +3.9%
2012 11.32 million -2.6%
2013 11.08 million -2.1%
2014 14.10 million +27.2%
2015 14.23 million +0.9%
2016 14.53 million +2.1%
2017 14.93 million +2.8%
2018 15.28 million +2.3%
2019 15.59 million +2.0%
2020 12.14 million -22.1%
2021 13.83 million +13.9%
2022 13.14 million -5.0%
2023 12.76 million -2.9%
2024 12.62 million -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.18 million 27.59 million 30.79 million 5
1980s 24.65 million 21.90 million 27.32 million 10
1990s 26.68 million 25.39 million 28.54 million 10
2000s 31.52 million 10.92 million 36.10 million 9
2010s 13.38 million 11.08 million 15.59 million 10
2020s 12.90 million 12.14 million 13.83 million 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Cuba 398.34 million compare
  2. 2 Republic of Korea 43.59 million compare
  3. 4 Argentina 10.67 million compare
  4. 5 Germany 10.24 million compare
  5. 6 Spain 10.10 million compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

More work & labour data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France?
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France was 12.62 million in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 36.10 million in 2003.
What is the lowest days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 10.92 million in 2009.
How does France rank for days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary?
France ranks 3rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
Is days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary incapacity for work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/days-lost-due-to-cases-of-occupational-injury-with-temporary-incapacity-for-work/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/days-lost-due-to-cases-of-occupational-injury-with-temporary-incapacity-for-work/france/">Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary incapacity for work
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
93 places, 2,090 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

Days lost due to temporary incapacity refers to the total number of calendar days during which those persons temporarily incapacitated were unable to work, excluding the day of the accident, up to a maximum of one year. Temporary absences from work of less than one day for medical treatment are not included. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.