France (2025)
42,393,765
number of persons
+0.2% YoY
YoY Change
+0.2%
number of persons
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

France Working-Age Population (15–64) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 42,393,765 +0.2%
2024 42,290,549 +0.5%
2023 42,093,173 +0.2%
2022 42,003,862 +0.5%
2021 41,790,172 +0.2%
2020 41,687,555 -0.1%
2019 41,711,222 +0.1%
2018 41,673,984 -0.1%
2017 41,700,220 -0.2%
2016 41,788,201 -0.2%
2015 41,877,855 -0.2%
2014 41,953,896 +0.2%
2013 41,882,640 -0.2%
2012 41,958,592 -0.2%
2011 42,032,813 +0.3%
2010 41,912,055 +0.2%
2009 41,808,724 +0.3%
2008 41,682,997 +0.5%
2007 41,469,030 +0.7%
2006 41,164,259 +0.8%

About this Dataset

France recorded 42,393,765 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was +0.2%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 40,827,143 in 2005 to 42,393,765 in 2025.

This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) in France from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) in France from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 42,393,765 number of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 40,827,143 in 2005. The latest reading of 42,393,765 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2%.