FR · 2022 · une_rt_a

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

France, 2022

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
17.3%
France, 2022
▼ 8.5% vs 2021 (18.9%)
Analysis

In 2022, France's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 8.5% compared to 2021, reaching 17.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.6%.

France ranks 12th 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 26.4% (from 23.5% in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
118.5%
EU-27: 14.6%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025