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France Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: France Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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9.19% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

France's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 9.19%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	7.54%	+0.15pp	129th
2024	7.40%	+0.06pp	133rd
2023	7.34%	+0.04pp	132nd
2022	7.30%	−0.56pp	130th
2021	7.87%	−0.15pp	125th
2020	8.01%	−0.42pp	121st
2019	8.42%	−0.61pp	136th
2018	9.02%	−0.39pp	138th
2017	9.41%	−0.66pp	139th
2016	10.06%	−0.29pp	140th
2015	10.35%	+0.09pp	142nd
2014	10.27%	−0.03pp	137th
2013	9.91%	+0.15pp	133rd
2012	9.84%	+0.63pp	130th
2011	9.23%	−0.05pp	129th
2010	9.28%	+0.15pp	130th
2009	9.12%	+1.68pp	127th
2008	7.39%	−0.63pp	120th
2007	8.01%	−0.83pp	125th
2006	8.83%	−0.04pp	129th
2005	8.88%	+0.01pp	125th
2004	8.91%	+0.39pp	121st
2003	8.31%	+0.03pp	110th
2002	8.70%	+0.24pp	112th
2001	8.61%	−0.57pp	114th
2000	10.22%	−0.22pp	123rd
1999	11.98%	+1.29pp	140th
1998	12.07%	+1.18pp	141st
1997	12.57%	+1.73pp	149th
1996	12.37%	+1.86pp	148th
1995	11.83%	+1.17pp	144th
1994	12.59%	+2.33pp	145th
1993	11.32%	+1.88pp	139th
1992	10.20%	+1.59pp	135th
1991	9.13%	+0.73pp	129th
1990	8.40%	−0.30pp	47th
1989	8.70%	−0.14pp	46th
1988	8.84%	−0.31pp	45th
1987	9.15%	+0.28pp	41st
1986	8.88%	+0.18pp	38th
1985	8.70%	+0.24pp	37th
1984	8.46%	+1.08pp	32nd
1983	7.38%	−0.69pp	22nd
1982	8.07%	+0.63pp	29th
1981	7.44%	+1.09pp	27th
1980	6.35%	–	25th

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