France (2025)
3,865.4
thousand persons
+3.0% YoY
YoY Change
+3.0%
thousand persons
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

France Self-Employed Persons (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year thousand persons YoY Change
2025 3,865.4 +3.0%
2024 3,753.4 +4.8%
2023 3,581.5 -0.4%
2022 3,594.9 +6.4%
2021 3,379.1 +3.9%
2020 3,251.2 +2.2%
2019 3,182.4 +4.2%
2018 3,053 +1.7%
2017 3,002 -0.1%
2016 3,006.1 +2.6%
2015 2,931.2 -0.1%
2014 2,933.3 +5.5%
2013 2,780.9 -1.3%
2012 2,818.3 -1.1%
2011 2,848.6 +1.7%
2010 2,801.2 +6.1%
2009 2,640.8 +3.0%
2008 2,564.1 n/a

About this Dataset

France recorded 3,865.4 thousand persons in 2025. The latest change was +112. Across 2008–2025 the series ranges from 2,564.1 in 2008 to 3,865.4 in 2025.

This page tracks the number of self-employed persons 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 number of self-employed persons 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 2008–2025 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 3,865.4 thousand persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,564.1 in 2008. The latest reading of 3,865.4 in 2025 represents a change of +112.