Labour Force (Total) rose 2.48% to 31.1 mil in France in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in France reached an all time high of 31.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 25.9 mil in 1990. When compared to France's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Belgium amounted to 5.24 mil, 44.0 mil in Germany, 25.0 mil in Italy and 23.4 mil in Spain in 2021.
France has been ranked 20th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | 0.285 | 0.287 | 0.296 | 0.305 | 0.316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 9.10 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.31 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | mil | 5.21 | 5.19 | 5.23 | 5.24 | 5.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.01 | 0.994 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.92 | 4.96 | 4.97 |
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