France vs South Africa: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , France's Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 59.55, compared to South Africa's 61.74. That makes France's value 3.5% lower than South Africa's.
France
Rank #162 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 59.55
- Year-over-year
- -0.6%
- 10-year change
- -1.9%
- Peak
- 62.14 (2006)
- Trough
- 58.88 (2020)
South Africa
Rank #155 of 182 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 61.74
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- -0.7%
- Peak
- 65.34 (2006)
- Trough
- 57.53 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.MA.ZS), CC BY 4.0.