FR · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
France, 2021
Gender employment gap
12.4
France, 2021
▲ 8.8% vs 2020 (11.4)
Analysis
In 2021, France's gender employment gap increased by 8.8% compared to 2020, reaching 12.4.
France accounts for 56.9% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
France ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.6% (from 12.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
56.9%
EU-27: 21.8
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060