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Labour force participation rate in France

Latest: 55.3%
Previous: 55.7%
Change: -0.32 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for 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	55.6%
Dec 31, 1991	55.0%
Dec 31, 1992	55.2%
Dec 31, 1993	55.2%
Dec 31, 1994	55.1%
Dec 31, 1995	55.1%
Dec 31, 1996	55.4%
Dec 31, 1997	55.0%
Dec 31, 1998	55.0%
Dec 31, 1999	55.4%
Dec 31, 2000	55.3%
Dec 31, 2001	55.1%
Dec 31, 2002	55.4%
Dec 31, 2003	56.0%
Dec 31, 2004	55.9%
Dec 31, 2005	56.0%
Dec 31, 2006	55.9%
Dec 31, 2007	56.1%
Dec 31, 2008	56.1%
Dec 31, 2009	56.3%
Dec 31, 2010	56.2%
Dec 31, 2011	56.0%
Dec 31, 2012	56.2%
Dec 31, 2013	56.3%
Dec 31, 2014	55.8%
Dec 31, 2015	55.6%
Dec 31, 2016	55.4%
Dec 31, 2017	55.3%
Dec 31, 2018	55.3%
Dec 31, 2019	54.9%
Dec 31, 2020	54.3%
Dec 31, 2021	55.6%
Dec 31, 2022	55.8%
Dec 31, 2023	55.9%
Dec 31, 2024	55.7%
Dec 31, 2025	55.3%

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