Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — France

Employment in services in France in 2025 — 78.3%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 12.2 pp.

2025 78.3% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 78.3%2025
Period minimum 66.2%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — France, 1991–20256570758019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 66.2%1992: 66.6%1993: 67.2%1994: 68.1%1995: 68.3%1996: 68.8%1997: 68.9%1998: 69.4%1999: 69.6%2000: 69.7%2001: 70%2002: 70.6%2003: 71.7%2004: 71.9%2005: 72.4%2006: 72.2%2007: 73%2008: 74%2009: 74.4%2010: 74.8%2011: 74.9%2012: 75.3%2013: 75.6%2014: 76.6%2015: 76.9%2016: 76.8%2017: 77%2018: 77.3%2019: 77.1%2020: 77.7%2021: 78%2022: 78.1%2023: 78.2%2024: 78.1%2025: 78.3%
Change over the period: +12.2 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 78.3%
World 50.6%
Western Europe computed 76.5%
High-income countries computed 75.2%
Employment in services — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 78.3 +0.3 pp
2024 78.1 −0.2 pp
2023 78.2 +0.1 pp
2022 78.1 +0.2 pp
2021 78 +0.3 pp
2020 77.7 +0.6 pp
2019 77.1 −0.2 pp
2018 77.3 +0.3 pp
2017 77 +0.1 pp
2016 76.8 −0 pp
2015 76.9 +0.3 pp
2014 76.6 +1 pp
2013 75.6 +0.3 pp
2012 75.3 +0.4 pp
2011 74.9 +0.1 pp
2010 74.8 +0.4 pp
2009 74.4 +0.4 pp
2008 74 +0.9 pp
2007 73 +0.8 pp
2006 72.2 −0.2 pp
2005 72.4 +0.4 pp
2004 71.9 +0.2 pp
2003 71.7 +1.1 pp
2002 70.6 +0.6 pp
2001 70 +0.3 pp
2000 69.7 +0.1 pp
1999 69.6 +0.2 pp
1998 69.4 +0.5 pp
1997 68.9 +0.1 pp
1996 68.8 +0.5 pp
1995 68.3 +0.2 pp
1994 68.1 +0.9 pp
1993 67.2 +0.5 pp
1992 66.6 +0.5 pp
1991 66.2

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in the service sector: trade, transport, communications, finance, business services, public administration, education, health care. In high-income countries it exceeds 70–80%; the rise of this share is the main line of structural change in labor markets over the past half century.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.