Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in France
France: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment was 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in France, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in France stood at 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in France peaked at 96.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1984 and was at its lowest, 83.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2017.
That places France 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 96.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1984 | 96.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 95.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 93.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 92.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 92.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 91.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 89.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 89.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 89.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 89.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 89.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 87.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 85.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 85.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 84.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.68 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 84.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 91.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 96.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 85.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 89.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 84.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 86.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 83.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 84.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 83.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 84.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 29 Portugal 84.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 30 Finland 84.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 31 Spain 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 33 North Macedonia 80.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 34 Mexico 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 35 Colombia 76.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in France?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in France was 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 96.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1984.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017.
- How does France rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
- France ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates