Self-employed persons by occupation in France
France: Self-employed persons by occupation was 3,865 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed persons by occupation in France, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
France recorded 3,865 Thousand persons for self-employed persons by occupation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed persons by occupation in France peaked at 3,865 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,292 Thousand persons, in 2002.
France ranks 4th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,707 Thousand persons | 2,668 Thousand persons | 2,757 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,570 Thousand persons | 2,395 Thousand persons | 2,796 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,479 Thousand persons | 2,292 Thousand persons | 2,641 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,936 Thousand persons | 2,781 Thousand persons | 3,182 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,571 Thousand persons | 3,251 Thousand persons | 3,865 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed persons by occupation in France?
- Self-employed persons by occupation in France was 3,865 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-employed persons by occupation recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3,865 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-employed persons by occupation recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,292 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does France rank for self-employed persons by occupation?
- France ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed persons by occupation rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-employed persons by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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