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France - Unemployment Rate 7.54

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

7.54 (2025)

Global rank

##130 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.5×

Growth since 1991

0.83×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519911996200120062011201620212025#128#1302019 overtook Ukraine2020 overtook Brunei
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. France climbed from #128 to #130 (overtook Ukraine). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for France ↓

Key Events โ€” France

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Maastricht Treaty curated

Framework for the euro agreed; France commits to monetary union.

1999
Euro adoption curated

France adopts the single currency as a founding member.

2000
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.

2018
Yellow vest protests curated

Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.

2019
Overtook Ukraine in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Brunei in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120257.39.0610.8312.59

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