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France / Economy / Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate in France

% · 2025 · from World Bank World Development Indicators, via economicdata.dev

7.5%in 2025

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Unemployment rate, France and the worldFrance was at 7.5% in 2025, above the world's 4.8%; in 1991 it was 9.1%.
4.06.08.010.012.014.019952000200520102015202020252025: 7.5%
Indicator: Unemployment rate, %, yearly (modelled ILO estimate); WDI SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS via economicdata.devSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), via economicdata.dev world-macro, version 2026-10-26.4c468380bf
Show the numbers (35 rows)
YearFranceWorld
20257.5%4.8%
20247.4%4.8%
20237.3%4.8%
20227.3%5.2%
20217.9%6.0%
20208.0%6.6%
20198.4%5.6%
20189.0%5.8%
20179.4%5.9%
201610.1%6.0%
201510.4%6.0%
201410.3%6.0%
20139.9%6.1%
20129.8%6.2%
20119.2%6.1%
20109.3%6.3%
20099.1%6.4%
20087.4%5.8%
20078.0%5.8%
20068.8%6.0%
20058.9%6.2%
20048.9%6.3%
20038.3%6.5%
20028.7%6.4%
20018.6%6.2%
200010.2%6.1%
199912.0%6.3%
199812.1%6.2%
199712.6%6.0%
199612.4%6.0%
199511.8%5.9%
199412.6%5.8%
199311.3%5.5%
199210.2%5.3%
19919.1%5.1%
Where France sits among countries, 2025France's 7.5% is higher than 128 of the other 180 countries with a 2025 figure; the world as a whole was at 4.8%.
World 4.8%France 7.5%0.1%34.2%log scale

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Every country, 2025 (181)
  1. Eswatini 34.2%
  2. South Africa 32.4%
  3. Djibouti 26.0%
  4. Botswana 24.5%
  5. Gabon 20.2%
  6. Congo - Brazzaville 19.9%
  7. Namibia 19.3%
  8. Somalia 18.9%
  9. Libya 18.8%
  10. St. Vincent & Grenadines 18.0%
  11. Yemen 17.3%
  12. Jordan 16.5%
  13. Lesotho 16.3%
  14. Iraq 15.5%
  15. Tunisia 15.1%
  16. Haiti 14.9%
  17. Angola 14.1%
  18. Montenegro 13.6%
  19. Syria 13.6%
  20. Afghanistan 13.4%
  21. Armenia 12.9%
  22. North Macedonia 12.3%
  23. Georgia 12.1%
  24. Guyana 12.0%
  25. Cape Verde 11.9%
  26. French Polynesia 11.7%
  27. Algeria 11.6%
  28. U.S. Virgin Islands 11.4%
  29. Rwanda 11.4%
  30. New Caledonia 11.2%
  31. Bosnia & Herzegovina 11.0%
  32. Albania 10.9%
  33. Nepal 10.5%
  34. Spain 10.4%
  35. Mauritania 10.3%
  36. Finland 9.5%
  37. St. Lucia 9.5%
  38. Zimbabwe 9.3%
  39. Bahamas 9.2%
  40. São Tomé & Príncipe 9.1%
  41. Morocco 9.0%
  42. Chile 9.0%
  43. Belize 8.9%
  44. Sweden 8.7%
  45. Greece 8.5%
  46. Türkiye 8.5%
  47. Panama 8.4%
  48. Equatorial Guinea 8.3%
  49. Estonia 8.3%
  50. Iran 8.3%
  51. Colombia 8.3%
  52. Suriname 7.8%
  53. France 7.5%
  54. Uruguay 7.5%
  55. Argentina 7.1%
  56. Serbia 7.1%
  57. Tajikistan 6.9%
  58. Canada 6.9%
  59. Costa Rica 6.8%
  60. Egypt 6.8%
  61. Lithuania 6.7%
  62. Mozambique 6.6%
  63. Latvia 6.6%
  64. Barbados 6.5%
  65. Gambia 6.5%
  66. Italy 6.4%
  67. Luxembourg 6.3%
  68. Central African Republic 6.3%
  69. Portugal 6.2%
  70. Romania 6.0%
  71. Puerto Rico 6.0%
  72. Eritrea 6.0%
  73. Brazil 6.0%
  74. Zambia 5.9%
  75. Belgium 5.9%
  76. Mauritius 5.6%
  77. Austria 5.6%
  78. Guam 5.6%
  79. Denmark 5.5%
  80. Azerbaijan 5.5%
  81. Kenya 5.4%
  82. Pakistan 5.4%
  83. Slovakia 5.4%
  84. Fiji 5.3%
  85. Venezuela 5.3%
  86. Brunei 5.3%
  87. Mongolia 5.2%
  88. Guinea 5.2%
  89. Peru 5.1%
  90. Dominican Republic 5.1%
  91. New Zealand 5.1%
  92. Vanuatu 5.1%
  93. Malawi 5.1%
  94. Nicaragua 5.0%
  95. Croatia 5.0%
  96. Samoa 5.0%
  97. Cyprus 4.9%
  98. Honduras 4.9%
  99. Switzerland 4.9%
  100. Paraguay 4.8%
  101. Kazakhstan 4.8%
  102. United Kingdom 4.7%
  103. Norway 4.6%
  104. Ireland 4.6%
  105. Uzbekistan 4.6%
  106. China 4.6%
  107. Hungary 4.5%
  108. Maldives 4.5%
  109. Congo - Kinshasa 4.4%
  110. Turkmenistan 4.3%
  111. India 4.2%
  112. United States 4.2%
  113. Australia 4.1%
  114. Sri Lanka 4.0%
  115. Netherlands 3.9%
  116. Comoros 3.8%
  117. Bangladesh 3.8%
  118. Malaysia 3.8%
  119. Germany 3.7%
  120. Iceland 3.6%
  121. Cameroon 3.6%
  122. North Korea 3.5%
  123. Bulgaria 3.5%
  124. Kyrgyzstan 3.5%
  125. Israel 3.5%
  126. Burkina Faso 3.5%
  127. Belarus 3.4%
  128. Trinidad & Tobago 3.3%
  129. Ethiopia 3.3%
  130. Ecuador 3.3%
  131. El Salvador 3.3%
  132. Jamaica 3.3%
  133. Oman 3.3%
  134. Indonesia 3.2%
  135. Bhutan 3.2%
  136. Slovenia 3.2%
  137. Sierra Leone 3.2%
  138. Nigeria 3.1%
  139. Myanmar (Burma) 3.0%
  140. Madagascar 3.0%
  141. Saudi Arabia 3.0%
  142. Ghana 3.0%
  143. Poland 3.0%
  144. Bolivia 3.0%
  145. Malta 2.9%
  146. Liberia 2.9%
  147. Mali 2.8%
  148. Czechia 2.8%
  149. Singapore 2.8%
  150. Hong Kong SAR China 2.8%
  151. Uganda 2.7%
  152. Senegal 2.7%
  153. South Korea 2.7%
  154. Mexico 2.7%
  155. Guinea-Bissau 2.7%
  156. Guatemala 2.6%
  157. Papua New Guinea 2.6%
  158. Japan 2.5%
  159. Macao SAR China 2.3%
  160. Côte d’Ivoire 2.3%
  161. Philippines 2.2%
  162. Kuwait 2.2%
  163. United Arab Emirates 2.2%
  164. Russia 2.1%
  165. Tonga 2.0%
  166. Togo 2.0%
  167. Cuba 1.7%
  168. Timor-Leste 1.6%
  169. Benin 1.6%
  170. Tanzania 1.6%
  171. Vietnam 1.5%
  172. Moldova 1.5%
  173. Solomon Islands 1.4%
  174. Laos 1.2%
  175. Bahrain 1.1%
  176. Chad 1.1%
  177. Burundi 0.9%
  178. Thailand 0.8%
  179. Niger 0.4%
  180. Cambodia 0.3%
  181. Qatar 0.1%
Indicator: Unemployment rate, %, 2025 (modelled ILO estimate); WDI SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS via economicdata.devSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), via economicdata.dev world-macro, version 2026-10-26.4c468380bf

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