France
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.55% |
| 2024 | 7.55% |
| 2023 | 7.46% |
| 2022 | 7.47% |
| 2021 | 7.97% |
| 2020 | 8.06% |
| 2019 | 8.47% |
| 2018 | 8.98% |
| 2017 | 9.44% |
| 2016 | 10.24% |
| 2015 | 10.79% |
| 2014 | 10.52% |
| 2013 | 10.04% |
| 2012 | 9.73% |
| 2011 | 8.79% |
| 2010 | 8.95% |
| 2009 | 8.91% |
| 2008 | 6.91% |
| 2007 | 7.48% |
| 2006 | 8.08% |
| 2005 | 8.04% |
| 2004 | 8.08% |
| 2003 | 7.59% |
| 2002 | 7.78% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 7.55% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 8.82%, median 8.54%; low 6.91% (2008), high 11.04% (1994).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).
This series is the unemployment rate for men: men without work who are available for and actively seeking it, as a share of the male labour force. The source is World Bank Open Data indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS, an ILO modelled estimate that uses the same definition as the all-ages rate. It measures joblessness among men who are in the labour market, not the share of men who work. The gap with the female series can reflect joblessness, but it can also reflect differences in participation, because men outside the labour force are not counted as unemployed.
The chart plots annual observations for the economies you select; the range buttons shorten the period and the legend or table adds and removes lines. The ranked ledger shows each economy’s latest published year, and those years differ. Read the two sex series together, and check participation, before drawing a conclusion. The values are modelled estimates built from national surveys and censuses and revised as inputs change, so treat small cross-country gaps with caution.
The France desk places France first and shows the euro area, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States alongside it, plus other euro-area members where the indicator covers them. It republishes the same World Bank ILO modelled estimates as the all-countries pages, filtered to this set, and does not recompute the values for the desk. Taiwan is shown only on the headline unemployment page, where the rate comes from the IMF World Economic Outlook because the World Bank does not publish one.
Use the Country selector to switch desks, the Chart and Table tabs for the same data in two forms, and the range buttons to shorten the period. The indicator code, source and licence are named on each page. The euro-area aggregate and the French national series are published separately, so they can differ even when both are shown.