FR · 2026 · teilm020
Unemployment rate by sex
France, 2026
Unemployment rate by sex
23.2
France, 2026
▼ 66.6% vs 2025 (69.5)
Analysis
In 2026, France's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 66.6% compared to 2025, reaching 23.2.
France accounts for 129.6% of the EU-27 total of 17.9.
France ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset teilm020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2026
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2026
129.6%
EU-27: 17.9
France timeline (last 15 years)
2025 2026
Source:
Eurostat · teilm020