Share of public paid employees with social security in France

France: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.3497 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3497
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
41st
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.3497
in 2019
All-time low
0.2371
in 2008
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Share of public paid employees with social security in France, 2007–2019

00.10.20.32007201320192007: 0.2412008: 0.2372009: 0.272010: 0.3332011: 0.3372012: 0.3092013: 0.3372014: 0.3312015: 0.3252016: 0.3312017: 0.3482018: 0.3462019: 0.35

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 0.3497 for share of public paid employees with social security in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in France peaked at 0.3497 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2371, in 2008.

That places France 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Share of public paid employees with social security in France, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in France, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2406
2008 0.2371 -1.5%
2009 0.2698 +13.8%
2010 0.3328 +23.4%
2011 0.3374 +1.4%
2012 0.3091 -8.4%
2013 0.3369 +9.0%
2014 0.3308 -1.8%
2015 0.3252 -1.7%
2016 0.3309 +1.8%
2017 0.3484 +5.3%
2018 0.346 -0.7%
2019 0.3497 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2492 0.2371 0.2698 3
2010s 0.3347 0.3091 0.3497 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 38 Paraguay 0.7772 compare
  2. 39 South Africa 0.7349 compare
  3. 40 Zambia 0.7087 compare
  4. 42 Honduras 0.2414 compare
  5. 43 Australia 0.1667

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in France?
Share of public paid employees with social security in France was 0.3497 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.3497 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2371 in 2008.
How does France rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
France ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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