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Female labour force participation rate in France

Latest: 51.5%
Previous: 51.8%
Change: -0.29 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in France
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	46.4%
Dec 31, 1991	46.5%
Dec 31, 1992	46.9%
Dec 31, 1993	47.3%
Dec 31, 1994	47.5%
Dec 31, 1995	47.8%
Dec 31, 1996	48.1%
Dec 31, 1997	47.7%
Dec 31, 1998	48.1%
Dec 31, 1999	48.4%
Dec 31, 2000	48.5%
Dec 31, 2001	48.3%
Dec 31, 2002	48.5%
Dec 31, 2003	49.7%
Dec 31, 2004	49.6%
Dec 31, 2005	50.1%
Dec 31, 2006	50.2%
Dec 31, 2007	50.6%
Dec 31, 2008	50.7%
Dec 31, 2009	51.1%
Dec 31, 2010	51.1%
Dec 31, 2011	51.0%
Dec 31, 2012	51.2%
Dec 31, 2013	51.3%
Dec 31, 2014	51.0%
Dec 31, 2015	51.0%
Dec 31, 2016	50.8%
Dec 31, 2017	50.6%
Dec 31, 2018	50.8%
Dec 31, 2019	50.6%
Dec 31, 2020	50.1%
Dec 31, 2021	51.6%
Dec 31, 2022	51.9%
Dec 31, 2023	52.1%
Dec 31, 2024	51.8%
Dec 31, 2025	51.5%

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