France (2025)
31,862,995
persons
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
persons
Trend
neutral
Series length
36
years of data

Data

France Total Labor Force (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year persons YoY Change
2025 31,862,995 unchanged
2024 31,859,898 +0.1%
2023 31,826,568 +0.8%
2022 31,586,796 +1.3%
2021 31,188,658 +3.0%
2020 30,289,755 -0.7%
2019 30,500,444 -0.1%
2018 30,534,890 +0.6%
2017 30,347,085 +0.2%
2016 30,280,138 +0.1%
2015 30,261,476 +0.2%
2014 30,194,204 -0.3%
2013 30,287,405 +0.7%
2012 30,074,280 +0.9%
2011 29,815,844 +0.1%
2010 29,781,056 +0.3%
2009 29,692,721 +0.8%
2008 29,464,970 +0.7%
2007 29,271,805 +0.9%
2006 29,008,602 +0.6%

About this Dataset

France recorded 31,862,995 persons in 2025. The latest change was +3,097. Across 1990–2025 the series ranges from 25,748,991 in 1991 to 31,862,995 in 2025.

This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in France from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in France from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations).

The series peaked at 31,862,995 persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 25,748,991 in 1991. The latest reading of 31,862,995 in 2025 represents a change of +3,097.