Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France

France: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 9.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
159th
of 187 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 1991
All-time low
7.0%
in 2008
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France, 1991–2025

02.557.5101991200820251991: 10.81992: 10.61993: 101994: 101995: 9.71996: 9.41997: 9.21998: 8.81999: 8.52000: 7.92001: 7.52002: 7.42003: 7.82004: 7.62005: 7.62006: 82007: 7.92008: 72009: 7.72010: 8.42011: 8.72012: 8.62013: 8.32014: 8.52015: 8.52016: 8.92017: 8.52018: 8.62019: 9.12020: 9.32021: 8.72022: 9.12023: 8.82024: 9.22025: 9.1

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France stood at 9.1%.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France peaked at 10.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2008.

That places France 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France, year by year

Annual values for Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in France, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 10.8%
1992 10.6% -2.6%
1993 10.0% -5.1%
1994 10.0% -0.1%
1995 9.7% -3.4%
1996 9.4% -2.6%
1997 9.2% -2.6%
1998 8.8% -4.0%
1999 8.5% -3.4%
2000 7.9% -6.8%
2001 7.5% -5.5%
2002 7.4% -1.2%
2003 7.8% +5.7%
2004 7.6% -2.5%
2005 7.6% -0.8%
2006 8.0% +5.4%
2007 7.9% -1.0%
2008 7.0% -11.7%
2009 7.7% +10.2%
2010 8.4% +9.9%
2011 8.7% +3.2%
2012 8.6% -0.8%
2013 8.3% -4.2%
2014 8.5% +2.9%
2015 8.5% +0.3%
2016 8.9% +3.8%
2017 8.5% -4.3%
2018 8.6% +1.0%
2019 9.1% +6.2%
2020 9.3% +2.5%
2021 8.7% -7.1%
2022 9.1% +4.7%
2023 8.8% -2.8%
2024 9.2% +4.5%
2025 9.1% -1.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 9.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.8%, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • France's 9.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.5%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.7% 8.5% 10.8% 9
2000s 7.6% 7.0% 8.0% 10
2010s 8.6% 8.3% 9.1% 10
2020s 9.0% 8.7% 9.3% 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 156 Iceland 10.3% compare
  2. 157 Switzerland 9.5% compare
  3. 158 Cyprus 9.2% compare
  4. 160 Jordan 9.1% compare
  5. 161 Estonia 8.8% compare
  6. 162 Sweden 8.8% compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More work & labour data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France?
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France was 9.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2008.
How does France rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
France ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France. Statizoid, drawing on ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/vulnerable-employment-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/vulnerable-employment-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/france/">Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.