Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in France
France: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.68 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in France, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France is 1.68 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France peaked at 1.68 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.49 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places France 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in France, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.68 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 1.68 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 units per square kilometre | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 1.61 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.59 units per square kilometre | 1.57 units per square kilometre | 1.61 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 units per square kilometre | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 70 Hungary 1.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Ghana 1.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Costa Rica 1.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Armenia 1.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Slovenia 1.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Austria 1.61 units per square kilometre 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in France was 1.68 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.68 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does France rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- France ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.