# France Activity (participation) rate, females, age 15-64, % of population, SA

France Activity (participation) rate, females, age 15-64, % of population, SA was 72.9% in Q2 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from Q1 2026 and up 0.5 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2003.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 67.5% (Q2 2020) to 72.9% (Q2 2026), averaging 70.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.ACTRATE.Q.SA.SEX-FEMALE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: % of population
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (94 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/activity-participation-rate-females-age-15-64-pct-of-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 72.9% |
| Q1 2026 | 72.8% |
| Q4 2025 | 72.4% |
| Q3 2025 | 72.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 72.4% |
| Q1 2025 | 72.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 71.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 71.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 71.5% |
| Q1 2024 | 71.4% |
| Q4 2023 | 71.5% |
| Q3 2023 | 71.1% |
| Q2 2023 | 71.3% |
| Q1 2023 | 70.9% |
| Q4 2022 | 70.8% |
| Q3 2022 | 70.8% |
| Q2 2022 | 70.5% |
| Q1 2022 | 70.5% |
| Q4 2021 | 70.3% |
| Q3 2021 | 70.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 69.7% |
| Q1 2021 | 69.6% |
| Q4 2020 | 69.9% |
| Q3 2020 | 69.3% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.ACTRATE.Q.SA.SEX-FEMALE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.ACTRATE.Q.SA.SEX-FEMALE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```