ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in France

France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 35.46 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
35.46 No
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
82nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
41.84 No
in 1994
All-time low
35.46 No
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in France, 1993–2024

0102030401993200820241993: 41 No1994: 41.8 No1995: 41.5 No1996: 40.9 No1997: 41.3 No1998: 40.7 No1999: 39.9 No2000: 40.1 No2001: 39.2 No2002: 39.4 No2003: 37.7 No2004: 39.1 No2005: 37.8 No2006: 37 No2007: 37.6 No2008: 38.8 No2009: 37.3 No2010: 37.1 No2011: 37.6 No2012: 37.7 No2013: 36.8 No2014: 36.4 No2015: 36.2 No2016: 36.6 No2017: 37 No2018: 36.6 No2019: 36.4 No2020: 36.2 No2021: 36.3 No2022: 36.3 No2023: 35.5 No2024: 35.5 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France stood at 35.46 No. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France peaked at 41.84 No in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.46 No, in 2024.

That places France 82nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in France, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Male — Value in France, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 40.97 No
1994 41.84 No +2.1%
1995 41.46 No -0.9%
1996 40.87 No -1.4%
1997 41.32 No +1.1%
1998 40.7 No -1.5%
1999 39.87 No -2.0%
2000 40.14 No +0.7%
2001 39.21 No -2.3%
2002 39.44 No +0.6%
2003 37.69 No -4.4%
2004 39.08 No +3.7%
2005 37.81 No -3.2%
2006 37.04 No -2.0%
2007 37.57 No +1.4%
2008 38.75 No +3.1%
2009 37.34 No -3.6%
2010 37.07 No -0.7%
2011 37.56 No +1.3%
2012 37.73 No +0.5%
2013 36.83 No -2.4%
2014 36.35 No -1.3%
2015 36.25 No -0.3%
2016 36.63 No +1.0%
2017 37.02 No +1.1%
2018 36.63 No -1.1%
2019 36.39 No -0.7%
2020 36.19 No -0.5%
2021 36.28 No +0.2%
2022 36.28 No +0.0%
2023 35.55 No -2.0%
2024 35.46 No -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41 No 39.87 No 41.84 No 7
2000s 38.41 No 37.04 No 40.14 No 10
2010s 36.85 No 36.25 No 37.73 No 10
2020s 35.95 No 35.46 No 36.28 No 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 79 Slovenia 35.93 No compare
  2. 80 Ireland 35.63 No compare
  3. 81 Germany 35.47 No compare
  4. 83 Belgium 35.09 No compare
  5. 84 Panama 35.01 No compare
  6. 85 Philippines 34.56 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France was 35.46 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 41.84 No in 1994.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 35.46 No in 2024.
How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
France ranks 82nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Male — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,901 data points, 1976–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.