Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in France
France: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 3.5 0-6 scale in 2025. ▲ Rising
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in France, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
France recorded 3.5 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in France peaked at 3.62 0-6 scale in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.06 0-6 scale, in 1985.
That places France 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in France, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.06 0-6 scale | — |
| 1986 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.06 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 0-6 scale | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.06 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.57 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 3.62 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.62 0-6 scale | 3.62 0-6 scale | 3.62 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 0-6 scale | 3.5 0-6 scale | 3.62 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 0-6 scale | 3.5 0-6 scale | 3.5 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 2 Brazil 4.12 0-6 scale compare
- 3 Uruguay 4 0-6 scale compare
- 4 Luxembourg 3.75 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Spain 3.47 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 3.38 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Costa Rica 3.38 0-6 scale 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 strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in France?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in France was 3.5 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 0-6 scale in 1991.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 0-6 scale in 1985.
- How does France rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- France ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org