Part time employment, male in France
France: Part time employment, male was 9.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in France, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in France is 9.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in France peaked at 10.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1983.
That places France 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in France, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.5% | — |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 9.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- France's 9.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 5 |
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 part time employment, male in France?
- Part time employment, male in France was 9.7% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1983.
- How does France rank for part time employment, male?
- France ranks 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.