Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France
France: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 86.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France is 86.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France peaked at 89.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1991.
That places France 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.8% | — |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 84.8% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 88.6% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.7% | 87.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in France was 86.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1991.
- How does France rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- France ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.