Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in France
France: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in France, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
France recorded 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in France peaked at 14.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2025.
That places France 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.03 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 2004 | 13.96 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 14.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.8 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.09 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.86 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 12.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.2 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.42 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.05 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.19 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.82 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.96 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 10.22 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 9.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 9.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- France's 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 13.8 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.83 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 11.82 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 15 Australia 10.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 16 Brazil 9.84 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 17 Portugal 9.46 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 19 Belgium 8.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 20 Chile 8.22 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 21 Austria 7.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 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 incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in France?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in France was 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2006.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025.
- How does France rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- France ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can 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.