FR · 2021 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
France, 2021
Unemployment rate by sex
15.8
France, 2021
▼ 1.2% vs 2020 (16.0)
Analysis
In 2021, France's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 1.2% compared to 2020, reaching 15.8.
France accounts for 111.3% of the EU-27 total of 14.2.
France ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 21.8% (from 20.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
111.3%
EU-27: 14.2
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120