Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in France
France: Persons living: EU 2030 strategy was 1,958 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,958
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,306
in 2020
All-time low
1,549
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in France, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in France is 1,958, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in France peaked at 2,306 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,549, in 2019.
That places France 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,039 | — |
| 2016 | 1,786 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 1,980 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,950 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,549 | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 2,306 | +48.9% |
| 2021 | 2,263 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2,140 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1,971 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 2,044 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 1,958 | -4.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,958 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 18.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 1,958 is above the median for high income countries, which is 117.5, 16.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,861 | 1,549 | 2,039 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,114 | 1,958 | 2,306 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Germany 3,256 compare
- 3 Spain 1,521 compare
- 4 Italy 1,114 compare
- 5 Netherlands 676 compare
- 5 Netherlands 676 compare
More population data for France
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1885 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 65,827 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1504 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in France?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in France was 1,958 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,306 in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,549 in 2019.
- How does France rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- France ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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