Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in France
France: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays was 8.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in France, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
France recorded 8.6 for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in France peaked at 21 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2020.
That places France 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.7 | — |
| 1993 | 18.8 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 19.8 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 20.2 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 20.5 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.8 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 21 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.3 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.6 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 16.8 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 16.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.1 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.3 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 17 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9 | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1 | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 8.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3, 70% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 8.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -58.4% | 16.6 | 6.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.93 | 17.7 | 21 | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.45 | 15.8 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1 | 6.9 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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 employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in France?
- Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in France was 8.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 1999.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2020.
- How does France rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
- France ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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