France Total Labor Force (2025)
France's Total Labor Force: 31,827,794 persons in 2025, -32,104 YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.
France (2025)
31,827,794
persons
-32,104 YoY
YoY Change
-32,104
persons
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31,827,794 | -32,104 |
| 2024 | 31,859,898 | +33,330 |
| 2023 | 31,826,568 | +239,772 |
| 2022 | 31,586,796 | +398,138 |
| 2021 | 31,188,658 | +898,903 |
| 2020 | 30,289,755 | -210,689 |
| 2019 | 30,500,444 | -34,446 |
| 2018 | 30,534,890 | +187,805 |
| 2017 | 30,347,085 | +66,947 |
| 2016 | 30,280,138 | +18,662 |
| 2015 | 30,261,476 | +67,272 |
| 2014 | 30,194,204 | -93,201 |
| 2013 | 30,287,405 | +213,125 |
| 2012 | 30,074,280 | +258,436 |
| 2011 | 29,815,844 | +34,788 |
| 2010 | 29,781,056 | +88,335 |
| 2009 | 29,692,721 | +227,751 |
| 2008 | 29,464,970 | +193,165 |
| 2007 | 29,271,805 | +263,203 |
| 2006 | 29,008,602 | n/a |
About this Dataset
France recorded 31827794.0 persons in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was -32104.0. The historical series (1990–2025) shows a peak of 31859898.0 in 2024 and a trough of 25748991.0 in 1991.
Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks france total labor force in France, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2025 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 31859898.0 persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 25748991.0 in 1991. The latest reading of 31827794.0 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of -32104.0.