Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in France
France: Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings was 1.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in France, 2018–2025
Source: Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in France is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 181.8% over ten years.
France ranks 19th of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +55.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +29.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- France's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 73% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 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 share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in France?
- Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in France was 1.0% in 2025, according to Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does France rank for share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings?
- France ranks 19th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of job postings that require at least one AI-related skill, such as machine learning, generative AI, or natural language processing.