Informal employment rate in France
France: Informal employment rate was 3.39 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in France, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
France recorded 3.39 for informal employment rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in France peaked at 6.74 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.39, in 2025.
France ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.37 | — |
| 2015 | 6.22 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.74 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.37 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.57 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 5.49 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.56 | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 3.96 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.13 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.03 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 3.78 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 3.39 | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.13 | 5.49 | 6.74 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.39 | 4.13 | 6 |
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 informal employment rate in France?
- Informal employment rate in France was 3.39 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 in 2016.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 in 2025.
- How does France rank for informal employment rate?
- France ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.