Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in France
France: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 51.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in France, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 51.5% for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in France peaked at 52.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1990.
France ranks 108th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.4% | — |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 51.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.3% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.0% | 52.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in France?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in France was 51.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1990.
- How does France rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- France ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).