EU 7.05
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France: Jobless Households
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
8.90% of people aged 0 to 64
EU 7.05 · +1.9 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures people aged 0 to 64 living in households where working-age members worked 20% or less of their combined potential working time during the previous year. Eurostat excludes specified groups such as certain students and retired people from the work-intensity calculation.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Persons living in households with very low work intensity (0 to 64 years) ilc_lvhl21n
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Regional map
· 2025 · 26 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+231.46
29.50
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2+150.56
22.30
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3+140.45
21.40
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4+86.52
16.60
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5+46.07
13.00
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6+29.21
11.50
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7+16.85
10.40
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7+16.85
10.40
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9+14.61
10.20
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9+14.61
10.20
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11+12.36
10.00
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12-1.12
8.80
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13-2.25
8.70
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13-2.25
8.70
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15-6.74
8.30
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16-11.24
7.90
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16-11.24
7.90
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18-12.36
7.80
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18-12.36
7.80
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20-15.73
7.50
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20-15.73
7.50
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22-17.98
7.30
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23-20.22
7.10
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24-26.97
6.50
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25-33.71
5.90
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25-33.71
5.90
More context on this indicator
At a glance
France performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Persons living in households with very low work intensity (0 to 64 years), with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader pressure. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in France
In France, Low work intensity is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 8.9% versus 7.1% in 2025, with a gap of 1.9 percentage points.
Recent trend
In France, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 9.70% in 2020 to 8.90% in 2025. The latest value also changes little from 8.70% in 2024, so the recent reading remains stable.
Regional differences in France
In France, regional differences in Low work intensity are pronounced. Across 26 comparable regions, Guyane records the highest value (29.5%) and Pays de la Loire the lowest (5.9%), a gap of 23.6 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In France, the evidence for Employment & Economic Security leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.