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Hands & DemandsProducer–Consumer Index · November 2026 reading

France: 43 producers for every 100 consumers

The count peaked at 49 in 2003. It reaches 40 by 2050.

Producers per 100 consumers, France and the world

  • France
  • World
  • Projection
  • 2026
  • 2050
3540455055199020102030205042.839.6World 53.1
  • Producers per 100 consumers

    42.82026

    • Highest: 48.6 in 2003
    • 2050: 39.6
    • Index, 2020 = 100: 96.9 now, 89.7 in 2050
  • Workers per 100 people

    42.5Q2 2026

    • Q2 2025: 42.7
    • 2.35 people for every worker
  • Output per worker

    $129,0002025

    • +13% since 2000

Decade by decade

YearProducers per 100 consumersIndex, 2020 = 100
199047.0106.2
200048.5109.6
201047.2106.9
202044.2100.0
202642.896.9
203042.095.1
204040.792.1
205039.689.7

Years after 2021 are projections.

More hands. No hiring.

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