Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in France
France: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 25,340 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in France, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
France recorded 25,340 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in France peaked at 25,340 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,268 Persons, in 1956.
That places France 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in France, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 12,268 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 12,590 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 12,764 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 12,749 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 12,886 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 13,047 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 13,317 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 13,773 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 14,219 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 14,470 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 14,719 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 14,892 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 15,005 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 15,496 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 15,941 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 16,197 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 16,476 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 16,887 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 17,156 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 17,074 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 17,326 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 17,588 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 17,734 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 17,850 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17,954 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 17,913 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 18,024 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 18,060 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 17,948 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 17,954 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 18,112 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 18,227 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 18,469 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 18,848 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 20,027 Persons | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 20,161 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 20,190 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 20,020 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 20,149 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 20,431 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 20,566 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 20,753 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21,210 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 21,710 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 22,347 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 22,844 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23,045 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21,882 Persons | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 22,117 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 22,263 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22,288 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 22,774 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23,186 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 22,860 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 22,770 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22,759 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 22,846 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22,873 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23,308 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 23,384 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 23,445 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23,682 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 23,856 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 23,834 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 23,632 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 24,189 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 24,600 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 24,862 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 25,071 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 25,340 Persons | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12,593 Persons | 12,268 Persons | 12,764 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 14,182 Persons | 12,886 Persons | 15,496 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 17,023 Persons | 15,941 Persons | 17,850 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,151 Persons | 17,913 Persons | 18,848 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,522 Persons | 20,020 Persons | 21,710 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,561 Persons | 21,882 Persons | 23,186 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,276 Persons | 22,759 Persons | 23,856 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,615 Persons | 23,632 Persons | 25,340 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 5 Mexico 41,026 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 38,822 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 755.08 Persons compare
- 7 Estonia 615.5 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,586 Persons compare
- 9 Canada 19,350 Persons compare
- 10 Spain 18,933 Persons compare
- 11 Italy 18,928 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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in France?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in France was 25,340 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 25,340 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,268 Persons in 1956.
- How does France rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- France ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" 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 shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). 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). 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. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3