Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in France
France: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 4.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in France, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in France stood at 4.1 Weeks per year per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in France peaked at 4.5 Weeks per year per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8 Weeks per year per person, in 2006.
That places France 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.93 Weeks per year per person | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | 3 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.17 Weeks per year per person | 2.9 Weeks per year per person | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 Weeks per year per person | 3.9 Weeks per year per person | 4.5 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in France?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in France was 4.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 Weeks per year per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 Weeks per year per person in 2006.
- How does France rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- France ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.