Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in France
France: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0132 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in France, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France is 0.0132 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France peaked at 0.0135 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 units per person, in 2020.
France ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in France, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0133 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.013 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.013 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0119 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0133 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0132 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0132 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France was 0.0132 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 units per person in 2020.
- How does France rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- France ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.