Unemployment rate,Percent in France
France: Unemployment rate,Percent was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.5%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
15th
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 1994
All-time low
7.0%
in 2022
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in France, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in France stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in France peaked at 10.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.
France ranks 15th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 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 unemployment rate,percent in France?
- Unemployment rate,percent in France was 7.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- How does France rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- France ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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