Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in France
France: Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) was 29,328 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by professional status in France, 1955–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by professional status in France is 29,328 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by professional status in France peaked at 29,328 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,539 Persons, in 1955.
France ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in France, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 18,539 Persons | — |
| 1956 | 18,584 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 18,711 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 18,707 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 18,573 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 18,595 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 18,608 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 18,738 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 19,065 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 19,395 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 19,541 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 19,688 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 19,762 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 19,733 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 20,041 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 20,327 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 20,437 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 20,570 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 20,871 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 21,050 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 20,869 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 21,041 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 21,235 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 21,326 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 21,392 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 21,443 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 21,345 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 21,390 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 21,378 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 21,199 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 21,128 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 21,244 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21,320 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 21,521 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 21,842 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 23,064 Persons | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 23,089 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 22,984 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 22,683 Persons | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 22,714 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 22,915 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22,974 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 23,104 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 23,520 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 24,005 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 24,629 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 25,099 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 25,290 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24,705 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 24,808 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24,984 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25,150 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25,587 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 25,926 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 25,674 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 25,731 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 25,759 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 25,804 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 25,785 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26,376 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 26,442 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26,580 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 26,803 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 27,021 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 27,132 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 26,995 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27,728 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 28,341 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 28,589 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 28,965 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 29,328 Persons | +1.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 29,328 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,200 Persons, 5.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 29,328 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,016 Persons, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,623 Persons | 18,539 Persons | 18,711 Persons | 5 |
| 1960s | 19,317 Persons | 18,595 Persons | 20,041 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,912 Persons | 20,327 Persons | 21,392 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,381 Persons | 21,128 Persons | 21,842 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,105 Persons | 22,683 Persons | 24,005 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,185 Persons | 24,629 Persons | 25,926 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,343 Persons | 25,731 Persons | 27,132 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,324 Persons | 26,995 Persons | 29,328 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 5 Mexico 59,440 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 996.6 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 42,726 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 889.67 Persons compare
- 7 Estonia 698.77 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom 34,160 Persons compare
- 9 Italy 24,117 Persons compare
- 10 Colombia 23,827 Persons compare
- 11 Spain 22,221 Persons 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 professional status in France?
- Employment by professional status in France was 29,328 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by professional status recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 29,328 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by professional status recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,539 Persons in 1955.
- How does France rank for employment by professional status?
- France ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by professional status rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by professional status (ICSE-93). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Employment by profesional status (ICSE-93)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow contains employment statistics for all economic activities broken down by professional status as defined by the ICSE-1993 including employees, employers and own-account workers, and unpaid family workers. Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). To be considered as an unpaid family worker, the hour-threshold varies from one hour to 18 hours a week. Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes.