Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in France, 2026
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 2,618.8 thousand people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 2,618.8 thousand people
- Change vs 2025: +64.4 thousand people (+2.52 %)
- Position in history: above the 29-year average (average — 2,580.2 thousand people)
- Series maximum — 3,186.2 thousand people in 2014 (12 years ago)
- Series minimum — 2,061 thousand people in 2007 (19 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, thousand people |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,750.2 |
| 2018 | 2,672.3 |
| 2019 | 2,491.1 |
| 2020 | 2,436.1 |
| 2021 | 2,296.2 |
| 2022 | 2,235.9 |
| 2023 | 2,382.8 |
| 2024 | 2,314.1 |
| 2025 | 2,554.4 |
| 2026 | 2,618.8 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for France — on the Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment page.
Other years
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2011
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2012
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2013
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2014
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2015
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2016
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2017
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2018
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2019
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2020
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2021
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2022
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2023
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2024
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2025