Study Id62707 Companies-In-France

Companies in France
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
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Table of Contents
01 Key figures
Number of companies in France 2008-2017 02
Number of companies in France 2017, by size 03
Number of companies in France 2017, by number of employees 04
Number of companies in France 2017, by business sector 05
France: exporting enterprises 2011-2017 06
Corporate pre-tax turnover of French companies 2016, by sector of activity 07
Net salary by business sector in France in 2016 08
02 Creation of companies
Distribution of companies created in France 2012-2018, by legal status 10
Number of companies created in France 2018, by business sector 11
Number of micro-businesses created in France 2018, by business line 12
Number of social and solidarity economy enterprises created in France 2017 13
Wish of French people to manage or to set up their own company 2018 14
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Share of French people who want to create their own company 2018, by gender 15
Share of French people who want to create their own company 2018, by age 16
03 Companies and taxes

Breakdown of taxes on companies in France 2018, by type of tax 18
France: number of taxable companies for corporate taxes 2010-2018 19
France: number of companies paying VAT 2012-2018 20
Companies: time dedicated to administrative tasks 2017, by country 21
04 Entrepreneurship
Level of entrepreneurial spirit in France 2018 23
Personal motivations of the French for being an entrepreneur 2011-2016 24
People entering entrepreneurship due to lack of jobs worldwide 2017, by country 25
Number of French entrepreneurs 2012, by status and gender 26
Income of business leaders in France 2012, by gender and company size 27
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Average income of business leaders of large companies in 2015, by country 28
05 Business leaders
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019 30
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019, by business line 31
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019, by company size 32
Evaluation of the current situation by business leaders in France February 2019 33
Evaluation of executives on the current situation in France 2019, by company size 34
Evaluation on the current situation by executives in France 2019, by business line 35
Share of French business leaders who are worried or not about Brexit 2019 36
Ranking of the highest-earning CEOs in the world 2015 37
06 Recruitment
Share of companies planning to recruit worldwide 2017, by country 39
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020 40
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Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by business line 41

Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by company size 42
Defects in a job application according to French recruiters 2016 43
Reasons for recruiting a candidate for a job in France 2016 44
Most important elements for an effective job offer in France 2016 45
Difficulties encountered by HR professionals when recruiting in France 2016 46
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
Key figures
Total number of companies in France between 2008 and 2017
Number of companies in France 2008-2017
3,500,000
3,188,138
3,016,704 3,058,220
3,000,000 2,882,419 2,908,814
2,783,993
2,513,679 2,567,431
2,500,000 2,361,827
2,193,030
Number of enterprises
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014* 2015* 2016 2017
Note: France; 2008 to 2017

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 48.
2 Source(s): Eurostat; ID 446941 Key figures
Breakdown of the number of companies in France in 2017, by company size
Number of companies in France 2017, by size
4,500,000
4,000,000 3,855,109
3,701,363
3,500,000
3,000,000
Number of companies
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
147,767
257 5,722
0
Large companies (GE*) Medium-size companies (ETI*) Small and medium-sized Microenterprises (MIC*) Total
enterprises (SMEs)
Note: France; 2017

3 Source(s): Insee; ID 1004569 Key figures
Number of enterprises in France in 2017 by number of employees (in 1,000s)
Number of companies in France 2017, by number of employees
4,000
3,474.5
3,500
3,000
Number of enterprises in millions
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,028.1
1,000
500
172.6
18.1 10.8 6.3
0
0 employee 1 - 9 employees 10 - 49 employees 50 - 99 employees 100-249 employees 250 employees or more
Note: France; December 31, 2017; Non-agricultural market productive legal units (including micro-entrepreneurs and holding companies)
Number of enterprises in France in 2017, by business sector (in 1,000's)
Number of companies in France 2017, by business sector
Number of firms
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000
Transport and storing 145.1
Insurance and financial activities 173.5
Information and communication 178.1
Real estate activities 210.8
Industry 294.6
Accomodation and catering 311.9
Other household services 383.5
Construction 622.7
Education, human health and social actions 656.3
Specialised, scientifical, technical and company support activities 859.8
Trade 874.4
Total 4,710.4
Note: France; as of December 31, 2017; non-farming trade activities

Number of exporting companies in France from 2011 to 2017
France: exporting enterprises 2011-2017
250,000
218,513
197,091
200,000
Number of enterprises
150,000
120,917 121,512 125,158

116,299 119,518
100,000
50,000
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Note: France; 2011 to 2017*; French companies that declared having traded goods (imports and exports); intra-community trade of less than 460,000 euros is not taken
into account
6 Source(s): Insee; Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances; ID 468933 Key figures
Total amount of turnover excluding taxes of companies in France in 2016, according to the activity sector (in billion
euros)
Corporate pre-tax turnover of French companies 2016, by sector of activity
Revenue in billion euros
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000
Total 3,721
Wholesale and retail trade and transport 1,626
Industry 1,061
Specialized, scientific, technical and administrative and support services 356
Construction 263
Information and communication 185
Accommodation and catering 96
Real estate activities 80
Other service activities 57
Other* 0
Note: France; 2016; Mainly commercial sectors excluding agriculture and financial services
Average monthly net salary by category of activity in France in 2016
Net salary by business sector in France in 2016
Net salary in euros
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500

Accommodation and catering 1,585
Public adm., education, human health and social action 1,766
Other service activities 1,902
Manuf. of food, beverages and tobacco products 1,971
Trade and repair 2,042
Construction 2,047
Transportation and warehousing 2,199
Ensemble 2,238
Scientific and technical activities, adm. and support services 2,296
Real estate activities 2,311
Other industrial product manufacturing 2,376
Manuf. of electrical, electronic and computer equipment and manufacture of machinery 2,799
Extractive industries, energy, water, waste management and remediation 2,806
Manuf. of transport equipment 2,993
Information and communication 3,219
Note: France; 2016; France, excluding Mayotte, employees in the private sector and public companies, and beneficiaries of subsidised contracts and professionalisation
contracts*
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
Creation of companies
Distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2018, by legal structure
Distribution of companies created in France 2012-2018, by legal status
Single-person LLcs LLC excluding one-person LLC

Simplified joined-stock company with a single shareholder or sole proprietors Other simplified joined-stock companies
Other companies
60%
50% 48%
42%
40% 37% 37%
Share of companies
35%
33%
29% 29%
30% 27%
24% 24% 23% 24% 24%
22% 21% 21% 21%
20% 19% 19%
20%
15% 15% 16% 15% 15%
11%
10% 8%
4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3%
0%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Note: France; 2012 - 2018; Market activities excluding agricultural activities

10 Source(s): Insee; ID 1011109 Creation of companies
Total number of companies created in France in 2018, by sector of activity
Number of companies created in France 2018, by business sector
Number of companies
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000
Financial and insurance activities 17,354
Industry 28,554
Other household service activities 63,216
Construction 67,325
Education, human health and social action 77,299
Trade 107,331
Specialized, scientific, technical and support activities 164,649
Total 691,283
Note: France; 2018; all non-agricultural market activities

Total number of micro-enterprises created in France in 2018, by line of business
Number of micro-businesses created in France 2018, by business line
Number of micro-enterprises
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000
Financial and insurance activities 2,500
Industry 7,800
Construction 13,900
Trade 30,600
Other service activities for households 39,000
Education, human health and social action 44,500
Specialized activities, scientific, technical and support activities 44,500
Total 308,300
Note: France; 2018; All non-agricultural market activities

Number of social and solidarity economy companies created in France in 2017
Number of social and solidarity economy enterprises created in France 2017
90
81
80
Number of commercial companies created
70
60
50
40
30 28
24
20
10 7 8
5 4
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Note: France; 2016

13 Source(s): CNCRES; Insee; ID 1011125 Creation of companies
Would you ever want to start your own business or take over one?*
Wish of French people to manage or to set up their own company 2018
40%
37%
35%
30%
25%
Share of respondents
23%
21%
20%
15% 13%
10%
6%
5%
0%
Yes, certainly Yes, probably No, probably not No, certainly not No answer
Note: France; October 30-31, 2018; 18 years and older; 1,003

14 Source(s): IFOP; Le Parisien; Distribution d’Aujourd’hui; UBI Solutions; ID 1011138 Creation of companies
Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2018, by gender
Share of French people who want to create their own company 2018, by gender
Men Women
40% 38%
37%
35%
30%
25% 23%
22%
21%
20%
20%
15% 14%
12%
10%
7%
6%
5%
0%

Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2018, by age
Share of French people who want to create their own company 2018, by age
18-24 years old 25-34 years old 35-49 years old 50-64 years old 65 years old and older
80%
72%
70%
60%
50%
43% 44%
40%
40%
30%
30%
25% 25%
23%
21%
19% 19%
20% 16% 16% 16%
14% 13% 14%
12%
10% 8% 8%
5% 6% 5%
4%
2%
0%

COMPANIES IN FRANCE
Companies and taxes

Distribution of the amount of taxes on companies in France in 2018, by type of tax (in million euros)
Breakdown of taxes on companies in France 2018, by type of tax
140,000
123,974
120,000
100,000
Taxes in million euros
80,000
62,964
60,000
40,000
27,288
15,698 18,024
20,000
0
Capital taxation Taxation of the payroll Value-added and turnover tax Taxation of results Total
Note: France; 2018

18 Source(s): Insee; Direction Générale des Finances Publiques; ID 993370 Companies and taxes
Total number of taxable companies for corporate taxes in France from 2010 to 2018* (in millions)
France: number of taxable companies for corporate taxes 2010-2018
2.5
2.33
2.2
2.09
2.02
1.96
2.0 1.88
1.81
1.72
Number of companies in millions
1.64
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

19 Source(s): Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances; ID 467025 Companies and taxes
Number of companies paying value-added tax (VAT) in France from 2012 to 2018* (in millions)
France: number of companies paying VAT 2012-2018
7,000
6,024
6,000 5,749
5,570
5,349 5,443
5,185
5,029
5,000
Number of companies in millions
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

20 Source(s): Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances; ID 466884 Companies and taxes
Average weekly time spent by companies on administrative tasks worldwide in 2017, by country (in minutes)
Companies: time dedicated to administrative tasks 2017, by country
300
276 275
250
225
200
163
Time in minutes
160
154
150
100
50
0
France Spain Germany United States The Netherlands United Kingdom
Note: France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States; May 10 to June 6, 2017; 4,140; Owners, founders or senior managers of companies with a
maximum of 50 employees
21 Source(s): Hiscox; ID 788858 Companies and taxes
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
Entrepreneurship
Proportion of individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit in France in 2018, by level of spirit
Level of entrepreneurial spirit in France 2018
40%
35% 34%
33%
30%
25%
21%
20%
15%
11%
10%
5%
0%
Very high High Moderate Low
Note: France; September 20-28, 2018; 16-64 years; 1,000 +*

23 Source(s): Ipsos; ID 993410 Entrepreneurship
Why did you become an entrepreneur?*
Personal motivations of the French for being an entrepreneur 2011-2016
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
To face challenges 71.9%
To change the rules 55.6%
To be independent 40.4%
To create my job 38%
I was obsessed with this idea 26.2%
To follow successful entrepreneurs 23.8%
To earn money 19.5%
To become famous 3.2%
Note: France; 2011 - 2016; 308 Respondents; French startups applying for the NUMA acceleration program who have not yet raised funds
24 Source(s): Roland Berger; NUMA; ID 978766 Entrepreneurship
Share of people who started their own business because of the impossibility of finding suitable work worldwide in
2017, by country
People entering entrepreneurship due to lack of jobs worldwide 2017, by country
40% 38%
37%
35%
30% 29%
28%
Share of entrepreneurs
25% 23%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Spain France United States United Kingdom The Netherlands
Note: France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States; May 10 to June 6, 2017; 4,039; Owners, founders or senior managers of companies with at
most 50 employees
25 Source(s): Hiscox; ID 994120 Entrepreneurship
Number of self-employed and employed company managers in France in 2012, by status and gender (in 1,000s)
Number of French entrepreneurs 2012, by status and gender
Self-employed Managers of LLCs Employed managers excluding LLCs
900
800 772
700
Number of entrepreneurs in 1,000s
602
600
500
445
400 355
300
232
200
200
100 67
14
0
Women Men
Note: France; 2012; All employed managers and all non-employees, excluding agricultural sector
26 Source(s): Insee; ID 994128 Entrepreneurship
Amount of income of French business leaders in 2012, by gender and size of the company (in euros)
Income of business leaders in France 2012, by gender and company size
Men Women
14,000
11,930
12,000
10,000
7,670 7,830
8,000
Net income in euros
6,000 5,220
4,970
4,300
4,000 3,500
2,630
2,280
2,000 1,740
0
Business with one employee Company from 2 to 4 employees Company from 5 to 19 Company from 20 to 49 Company of 50 employees or
employees employees more
Note: France; 2012

27 Source(s): Insee; Le Monde; ID 994141 Entrepreneurship
Average income of business leaders of the largest companies worldwide in 2015, by country (in millions euros)
Average income of business leaders of large companies in 2015, by country
14
13.1
12
10
Income in million euros
8 7.7
7.1
6.1
6
4.9
4.2
4
2.1
2 1.6
0
United States United Kingdom Switzerland Canada Germany France Belgium Spain
Note: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States; 2015
28 Source(s): Le Monde; Sources diverses (Equilar ; FTSE ; SMI ; CCPA ; DAX ; CAC40 ; BEL20 ; IBEX); ID 994172 Entrepreneurship
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
Business leaders
Distribution of French business leaders in February 2019, according to their state of mind*
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019
60%
51%
50%
40%
30%
24% 24%
22% 22%
20% 19%
10%
3%
1%
0%
Confident Worried Suspicious Serene Optimistic Wait-and-see Anxious Bold
attitude
Note: France; February 13-20, 2019; 614 Respondents; Business leaders

30 Source(s): OpinionWay; CCI France; LCI; CCI France; ID 784277 Business leaders
State of mind of French business leaders in February 2019, by line of business
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019, by business line
Confident Worried Suspicious Serene

Optimistic Wait-and-see attitude Anxious Bold
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Industry Construction Trade Services

31 Source(s): OpinionWay; CCI France; LCI; CCI France; ID 788841 Business leaders
State of mind of French business leaders in February 2019, by company size
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019, by company size
0 to 9 employees 10 employees or more

70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
44%
40%
30%
25% 24% 24%
22% 21% 21%
20% 18%
15%
9%
10%
3% 3% 3%
1%
0%
Confident Worried Suspicious Serene Optimistic Wait-and-see Anxious Bold
attitude

32 Source(s): OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI; ID 1001037 Business leaders
Assessment of the current environment among French business leaders in February 2019
Evaluation of the current situation by business leaders in France February 2019
60%
52%
50%
40%
34%
30%
20%
14%
10%
0%
It was better yesterday It's very good right now It will be better tomorrow

33 Source(s): OpinionWay; CCI France; La Tribune; LCI; ID 1001054 Business leaders
Assessment of the current environment among French business leaders in February 2019, by company size
Evaluation of executives on the current situation in France 2019, by company size
0 to 9 employees 10 employees and more
70%
63%
60%
51%
50%
40%
35%
30%
21%
20%
16%
14%
10%
0%

Assessment of the current environment among French business leaders in February 2019, by business line
Evaluation on the current situation by executives in France 2019, by business line
90%
80% 78%
70%
60% 56%
50%
44%
42%
39%
40%
31% 32%
30% 27%
21%
20% 17%
12%
10%
1%
0%

Percentage of business leaders who are concerned or not about Brexit in France in 2019
Share of French business leaders who are worried or not about Brexit 2019
70%
60% 58%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
16%
10%
6%
0%
A lot Rather A little Not at all

Ranking of the highest paid business leaders in the world in 2015, according to the amount of their income (in million
euros)
Ranking of the highest-earning CEOs in the world 2015
70
61
60
55.4
50 48.4
Amount in million euros
40
30
20
12.9 12.3 12
9.7
10
4.6
0
John Chen (Canada) Martin Sorrell Mark Hurd and Sergui Ermotti Olivier Brandicourt Pablo Isla (Spain) Dieter Zetsche Carols Brito
(United Kingdom) Safra Catz (United (Switzerland) (France) (Germany) (Belgium)
States)
Note: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States; 2015
37 Source(s): Le Monde; Sources diverses (Equilar ; FTSE ; SMI ; CCPA ; DAX ; CAC40 ; BEL20 ; IBEX); ID 787414 Business leaders
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
Recruitment
Percentage of companies planning on recruiting new employees the following year in a selection of countries
worldwide in 2017, by country
Share of companies planning to recruit worldwide 2017, by country
35%
32%
31%
30%
28%
27%
25%
23%
Share of companies
20% 19%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Spain United States France Germany United Kingdom The Netherlands
Note: France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States; May 10-June 6, 2017; 4,039; Owners, founders or senior managers of companies of maximum
50 employees
39 Source(s): Hiscox; Research Now; ID 1005521 Recruitment
Projections on hiring over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in May 2020
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020
100%
94%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
4%
2%
0%
Maintain the number of employees Increase the number of employees Reduce the number of employees
Note: France; May 13-22, 2020; 609 Respondents; Business leaders

40 Source(s): OpinionWay; CCI France; La Tribune; LCI; ID 1005538 Recruitment
Projections on hiring over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in May 2020, by business line
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by business line
Increase the number of employees Maintain the number of employees Reduce the number of employees
120%
100% 97%
94%
88% 90%
80%
60%
40%
20%
10%
4% 5% 5%
2% 2% 2% 1%
0%

41 Source(s): OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI; ID 1005549 Recruitment
Projections on hiring over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in February 2020, by size of
the company
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by company size
Increase the number of employees Maintain the number of employees Reduce the number of employees
100% 95%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20% 17%
10%
3% 2% 3%
0%
0 to 9 employees 10 employees or more

42 Source(s): OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI; ID 1005559 Recruitment
What is disqualifying in a job application and makes you reject it?*
Defects in a job application according to French recruiters 2016
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
A profile that does not correspond to the job offer 60%
A resume or cover letter with spelling mistakes 37.8%
A resume too long or unreadable 34.4%
Missing or unclear information in the resume 15%
An overqualified profile in relation to the position 11.7%
An application without a cover letter 9.4%
Note: France; December 5, 2015 to January 24, 2016; 180 Respondents; Professional users of the RegionsJob website (HR assistants, recruitment managers, HR managers,
HR managers, HR consultants, company managers and other HR functions)
43 Source(s): RegionsJob; ID 1009153 Recruitment
Why do you choose to recruit a candidate?*
Reasons for recruiting a candidate for a job in France 2016
45%
40.6%
40%
35%
31.1%
30%
25%
20%
15% 12.8%
11.1%
10%
5% 2.8%
1.7%
0%
The personality The motivation The experience Training or diplomas All at once Other
Note: France; December 5, 2015 - January 24, 2016; 180 Respondents; Professional users of the RegionsJob website (HR assistants, recruitment managers, HR managers,
What is the most important thing about a job offer to attract the right candidates?*
Most important elements for an effective job offer in France 2016
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Job description and / or mission 73.3%
The salary level 33.9%
The job title 30.6%
The skills required 25.6%
The type of contract 17.8%
The location of workstation 16.1%
The required experience 8.9%
The name of the company 8.9%
The advantages offered 7.2%
The required diplomas 1.7%
Note: France; December 5, 2015 - January 24, 2016; 180 Respondents; Professional users of the RegionsJob website (HR assistants, recruitment managers, HR managers,
What is the most difficult part of recruitment?*
Difficulties encountered by HR professionals when recruiting in France 2016
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Find the profiles that perfectly match the positions 78.9%
Choosing the right channel to find the right candidates 26.1%
Find geographically mobile candidates 22.2%
Write a relevant job offer 18.3%
Convince candidates of the interest of the position 15%
Qualify applications (test, evaluation) 13.9%
Check the references and the information in the resume 12.8%
Organize interviews 1.7%
Note: France; December 5, 2015 to January 24, 2016; 180 Respondents; Professional internet users of the RegionsJob site (HR assistants, recruitment managers, HR
managers, HR managers, HR consultants, company managers and other HR functions)
COMPANIES IN FRANCE
References
Total number of companies in France between 2008 and 2017
Number of companies in France 2008-2017
Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic shows the number of enterprises in the total business economy; repair of computers, personal
Source(s) Eurostat and household goods; except financial and insurance activities in France from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, there
were approximately 2.78 million enterprises in the total business economy.
Conducted by Eurostat
Survey period 2008 to 2017
Region(s) France
Number of respondents n.a.
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics n.a.
Published by Eurostat
Publication date October 2019
Original source eurostat.ec.europa.eu
Website URL visit the website
Notes: * Break in time series. Structural business statistics (SBS) describes the
structure, conduct and performance of economic activities, down to the most
detailed activity level (several hundred economic sectors). Number of
enterprises: a count of the number of enterprises active during at least a part
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Breakdown of the number of companies in France in 2017, by company size
Number of companies in France 2017, by size
Description
This statistic shows the breakdown of the number of companies by company size in France in 2017. Thus, out of
Source(s) Insee a total of more than four million French companies, about 148,000 were small and medium-sized enterprises.
Note: Since 2008, another terminology has been used to describe these VSEs: the micro-enterprise . However,
Conducted by Insee this economic concept differs from the tax regime of micro-enterprise. In other words, a small business is a
micro-enterprise, but does not necessarily fall within the scope of micro-entrepreneur status (formerly called
Survey period 2017 auto-entrepreneur ).
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by Insee
Publication date February 2020
Original source Tableaux de l'économie française Édition 2020, page 147
Notes: * French
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Number of enterprises in France in 2017 by number of employees (in 1,000s)
Number of companies in France 2017, by number of employees
Description
This graphic shows the number of enterprises in France in 2017, by number of employees. During this
Source(s) Insee year,approximately 6300 French companies were employing over 250 people or more. While the majority of
enterprises had no employees listed. These findings were reflected in a different statistical survey on the size of
Conducted by Insee non-financial businesses in France , which reported that most of these businesses employ between 0 and 9
people in 2016. When asked about business confidence in France , 43 percent of all small and medium
Survey period December 31, 2017 businesses (SMEs) in France reported in February 2017 to have a positive outlook based on production, orders,
stocks, the business' current position and expectations for the immediate future. A decrease compared to the
Region(s) France previous month at 45 percent. However, overall the business confidence indicator showed a net increase of 3
percent during that year. The number of employees in French SMEs was expected to experience little change in
Number of respondents n.a. the near future, with three fourths of respondents reporting they had not planned any changes to their
employee numbers.
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Non-agricultural market productive legal units (including micro-

entrepreneurs and holding companies)
Published by Insee
Original source Tableaux de l'économie française, Édition 2020, page 147
Notes: The data in this statistic are semi-finalized.
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Number of enterprises in France in 2017, by business sector (in 1,000's)
Number of companies in France 2017, by business sector
Description
As of December 31, 2019, France had almost 5 million companies. Among all companies, the Trade sector is the
Source(s) Insee most represented with around 880,000 companies registred.
Conducted by Insee
Survey period as of December 31, 2017
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics non-farming trade activities
Published by Insee
Publication date December 2019
Original source Les entreprises en France, Édition 2019, page 113
Notes: n.a.
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Number of exporting companies in France from 2011 to 2017
France: exporting enterprises 2011-2017
Description
This graphic depicts the number of exporting enterprises in France from 2011 to 2017. In 2012, there were
Source(s) Insee; Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances 119,518 French companies involved in exporting activities. Five years later, there were almost 200,000.
Conducted by Insee; Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances
Survey period 2011 to 2017*
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics French companies that declared having traded goods (imports and
exports); intra-community trade of less than 460,000 euros is not taken
into account
Published by Insee; Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances
Original source Tableaux de l'économie française, Édition 2020, page 133
Notes: * Data for years 2011 to 2016 have been previously published by the source
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Total amount of turnover excluding taxes of companies in France in 2016, according to the activity sector (in billion
euros)
Corporate pre-tax turnover of French companies 2016, by sector of activity
Description
This graph represents the total amount of revenue excluding taxes of companies in France in 2016, according
Source(s) Insee to the sector of activity. That year, companies in the accommodation and food services sector had a total
turnover of 96 billion euros.
Conducted by Insee
Survey period 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Mainly commercial sectors excluding agriculture and financial services
Published by Insee
Publication date November 2018
Original source Les entreprises en France, Édition 2018, page 81
Notes: * Sectors outside the scope of the Ésane survey (agriculture, financial and
insurance activities, public administration, education, human health).
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Average monthly net salary by category of activity in France in 2016
Net salary by business sector in France in 2016
Description
In 2016, the average net salary in France was 2,238 euros per month, but there are significant disparities
Source(s) Insee between the different sectors of activity. The coking and refining professions were the best paid, with an
average net salary of 3,851 euros per month. Catering, hotel and catering, public administration, education,
Conducted by Insee health and social services were paid half as much.
Survey period 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics France, excluding Mayotte, employees in the private sector and public
companies, and beneficiaries of subsidised contracts and
professionalisation contracts*
Published by Insee
Original source Salaires dans les entreprises, page 55
Notes: * Apprentices, trainees, agricultural employees and employees of individuals

employers are excluded.
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Distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2018, by legal structure
Distribution of companies created in France 2012-2018, by legal status
Description
This diagram reveals the distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2018, by legal form. It
Source(s) Insee displays that despite non single-person LLCs (French: SARL ) being the majority of new businesses created from
2012 to 2015, in France, their proportion has steadily declined to become the second most common legal form
Conducted by Insee among new companies. Simplified joint-stock companies with a sole partner (French: SAS unipersonnelles )
accounted for 37 percent of business creations in 2018.
Survey period 2012 - 2018
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Market activities excluding agricultural activities
Published by Insee
Publication date January 2019
Original source Les créations dèntreprises en 2018, Figure 2
Notes: The figures prior to 2014 were previously published by the source.
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Total number of companies created in France in 2018, by sector of activity
Number of companies created in France 2018, by business sector
Description
This graph represents the total number of companies created in France in 2018, by sector of activity. In total,
Source(s) Insee there were more than 691,200 companies founded that year in France.
Conducted by Insee
Survey period 2018
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics all non-agricultural market activities
Published by Insee
Original source Création d'entreprises par activité en 2018, page 113
Notes: n.a.
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Total number of micro-enterprises created in France in 2018, by line of business
Number of micro-businesses created in France 2018, by business line
Description
This graph presents the total number of micro-businesses created in France in 2018, distributed by line of
Source(s) Insee business. It shows that there were over 308,300 self-employed companies founded that year in France.
Conducted by Insee
Survey period 2018
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics All non-agricultural market activities
Published by Insee
Original source Les entreprises en France - Édition 2019, page 113
Notes: n.a.
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Number of social and solidarity economy companies created in France in 2017
Number of social and solidarity economy enterprises created in France 2017
Description
This graph shows the number of social and solidarity economy (French: ESS) commercial companies created in
Source(s) CNCRES; Insee France in 2017. It reveals that the number of social economy enterprises created each year in France did not
exceed 10 between 2010 and 2013. Since 2014 it has been increasing, reaching 81 in 2016, its highest level
Conducted by CNCRES; Insee recorded over the period.
Survey period 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by CNCRES
Publication date July 2017
Original source Les sociétés commerciales de l'économie sociale et solidaire: premiers

éléments d'analyse, page 8
Notes: n.a.
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Would you ever want to start your own business or take over one?*
Wish of French people to manage or to set up their own company 2018
Description
This statistic shows the percentage of French people who would want to start their own business someday or
Source(s) IFOP; Le Parisien; Distribution d’Aujourd’hui; UBI Solutions take over one in a survey from 2018. It displays that 13 percent of respondents stated that they would certainly
like to create their own company.
Conducted by IFOP
Survey period October 30-31, 2018
Region(s) France
Number of respondents 1,003
Age group 18 years and older
Published by IFOP
Original source Le regard des Français sur la création d'entreprise, page 7
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vous, personnellement,
un jour dans votre vie, auriez-vous envie de créer votre entreprise, d'en
reprendre une ou de vous mettre à votre compte ?"
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Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2018, by gender
Share of French people who want to create their own company 2018, by gender
Description
Source(s) IFOP; Le Parisien; Distribution d’Aujourd’hui; UBI Solutions take over one in a survey from 2018, broken down by gender. It reveals that most of the respondents stated
certainly not wanting to create or manage their own company, regardless of gender.
Conducted by IFOP
Region(s) France
Published by IFOP
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Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2018, by age
Share of French people who want to create their own company 2018, by age
Description
Source(s) IFOP; Le Parisien; Distribution d’Aujourd’hui; UBI Solutions take over one in a survey from 2018, distributed by age. It displays that a wide majority of respondents aged 65
years old, 72 percent of them, did not want to create or manage their own company. On the other hand, 43
Conducted by IFOP percent of surveyed aged 18 to 24 years old declared that they would probably like to have their own business.
Region(s) France
Published by IFOP
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Distribution of the amount of taxes on companies in France in 2018, by type of tax (in million euros)
Breakdown of taxes on companies in France 2018, by type of tax
Description
This graph presents the distribution of the amount of taxes on companies in France in 2018, according to the
Source(s) Insee; Direction Générale des Finances Publiques type of tax. That year, capital taxation in France recorded more than 27 billion euros from taxes on the capital of
companies.
Conducted by Insee; Direction Générale des Finances Publiques
Survey period 2018
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by Insee
Original source Les entreprises en France - Édition 2019, page 145
Notes: n.a.
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Total number of taxable companies for corporate taxes in France from 2010 to 2018* (in millions)
France: number of taxable companies for corporate taxes 2010-2018
Description
This statistic shows the total number of taxable companies for corporate taxes in France from 2010 to 2018, in
Source(s) Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances millions. There were roughly 1.8 million companies taxable for corporate taxes in 2012. In 2018, this number
had increased to approximately 2.33 million.
Conducted by Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances
Publication date June 2019
Original source Cahier Statistique 2018, page 53
Notes: *Figures have been rounded.
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Number of companies paying value-added tax (VAT) in France from 2012 to 2018* (in millions)
France: number of companies paying VAT 2012-2018
Description
This statistic shows the total number of companies paying value-added tax (VAT) in France from 2012 to 2018, in
Source(s) Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances millions. In 2018, more than six million companies were taxable for VAT.
Conducted by Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances
Publication date June 2019
Original source Cahier Statistique 2018, page 53
Notes: *Figures have been rounded.
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Average weekly time spent by companies on administrative tasks worldwide in 2017, by country (in minutes)
Companies: time dedicated to administrative tasks 2017, by country
Description
This statistic shows the average weekly time spent by global companies on administrative tasks in 2017, by
Source(s) Hiscox country. In 2017, the average time spent by French companies managing administrative tasks exceeded four
hours.
Conducted by Hiscox; Research Now
Survey period May 10 to June 6, 2017
Region(s) France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Owners, founders or senior managers of companies with a maximum of

50 employees
Published by Hiscox
Original source Enquête Hiscox 2015 ADN d'un entrepreneur, page 17
Notes: n.a.
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Proportion of individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit in France in 2018, by level of spirit
Level of entrepreneurial spirit in France 2018
Description
This statistic shows the level of entrepreneurial spirit of the French in 2018. According to this index measured
Source(s) Ipsos by Ipsos, a fifth of French citizens had a "very high" entrepreneurial spirit.
Conducted by Ipsos
Survey period September 20-28, 2018
Region(s) France
Number of respondents 1,000 +*
Age group 16-64 years
Published by Ipsos
Original source The Emergence of Social Entrepreneurialism to Compete with Business

Entrepreneurialism, page 8
Notes: * The source does not specify the exact number of people surveyed for this
survey in France. The source does not provide any information regarding
missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Why did you become an entrepreneur?*
Personal motivations of the French for being an entrepreneur 2011-2016
Description
This statistic shows the personal motivations among French startup founders for becoming an entrepreneur,
Source(s) Roland Berger; NUMA between 2011 and 2016. It displays that more than 71 percent of the respondents stated that one of their main
motivation to become an entrepreneur was to face challenges.
Conducted by Roland Berger; NUMA
Survey period 2011 - 2016
Region(s) France
Number of respondents 308
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics French startups applying for the NUMA acceleration program who have
not yet raised funds
Published by Roland Berger; NUMA; Le journal du Grand Paris
Original source 375 Startupers - Portraits, tendance et paroles de startups, page 7
Notes: *This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Pourquoi êtes vous
devenu entrepreneur?" The source adds the following information regarding
the methodology: "Cette étude se fonde sur deux sondages réunissant les
réponses de 375 startups candidates au programme dàccélération de
NUMA. Un sonda [...] For more information visit our Website
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Share of people who started their own business because of the impossibility of finding suitable work worldwide in
2017, by country
People entering entrepreneurship due to lack of jobs worldwide 2017, by country
Description
This statistic shows the percentage of people who started their own business because of the impossibility of
Source(s) Hiscox finding a suitable job, worldwide in 2017, broken down by country. It turns out that nearly 40 percent of French
entrepreneurs started their own business because they could not find an appropriate job.
Survey period May 10 to June 6, 2017
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Owners, founders or senior managers of companies with at most 50

employees
Published by Hiscox
Original source Enquête Hiscox 2017 - ADN d'un entrepreneur, page 28
Notes: n.a.
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Number of self-employed and employed company managers in France in 2012, by status and gender (in 1,000s)
Number of French entrepreneurs 2012, by status and gender
Description
This statistic presents the number of self-employed and employed managers of companies in France in 2012,
Source(s) Insee according to their status and their gender, in thousands. It displays that in 2012, there were more than 200,000
self-employed women entrepreneurs.
Conducted by Insee
Survey period 2012
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics All employed managers and all non-employees, excluding agricultural
sector
Published by Insee
Publication date July 2015
Original source Indépendants et dirigeants salariés dèntreprise : un tiers de femmes
Notes: LLCs: French: SARL (Société à responsabilité limitée)
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Amount of income of French business leaders in 2012, by gender and size of the company (in euros)
Income of business leaders in France 2012, by gender and company size
Description
This statistic presents the amount of income of French business leaders in 2012, according to gender and the
Source(s) Insee; Le Monde size of the company. It appears that women business leaders of a company of two to four people earned nearly
2,700 euros per month.
Conducted by Insee
Survey period 2012
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by Le Monde
Publication date January 2016
Original source La vie dùn entrepreneur est-elle « plus dure que celle dùn salarié » ?
Notes: n.a.
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Average income of business leaders of the largest companies worldwide in 2015, by country (in millions euros)
Average income of business leaders of large companies in 2015, by country
Description
This chart shows the ranking of the average income of business leaders of large companies worldwide in 2015,
Source(s) Le Monde; Sources diverses (Equilar ; FTSE ; SMI ; CCPA ; DAX ; CAC40 ; distributed by country. It appears that in 2015, the business leaders of major American companies earned more
BEL20 ; IBEX) than 13 million euros.
Conducted by Le Monde; Sources diverses (Equilar ; FTSE ; SMI ; CCPA ; DAX ; CAC40 ;
BEL20 ; IBEX)
Survey period 2015
Region(s) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom,

United States
Age group n.a.
Publication date May 2016
Original source Les patrons français sont loin d`être les mieux payés dÈurope
Notes: n.a.
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Distribution of French business leaders in February 2019, according to their state of mind*
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019
Description
This statistic shows the state of mind of French business leaders in February 2019. It shows that more than half
Source(s) OpinionWay; CCI France; LCI; CCI France of responding business leaders said they were confident.
Conducted by OpinionWay
Survey period February 13-20, 2019
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Business leaders
Published by OpinionWay; CCI France; LCI; CCI France
Original source La grande consultation des entrepreneurs, Vague 37, page 16
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following
best characterize your current state of mind? The source adds the following
information: "Several possible answers".
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State of mind of French business leaders in February 2019, by line of business
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019, by business line
Description
This statistic shows the state of mind of French business leaders in November 2018, according to their business
Source(s) OpinionWay; CCI France; LCI; CCI France line. About 78 percent of entrepreneurs surveyed in the construction sector declared they were optimistic.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by OpinionWay; CCI France; LCI; CCI France
Original source La grande consultation des entrepreneurs, Vague 37, page 22
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Parmi les qualificatifs
suivants, quels sont ceux qui caractérisent le mieux votre état d'esprit actuel ?"
The source adds the following information: "Several possible answers".
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State of mind of French business leaders in February 2019, by company size
Mood of business leaders in France February 2019, by company size
Description
This statistic shows the state of mind among French business leaders in a survey from February 2019, according
Source(s) OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI to their company's size. It appears that 60 percent of entrepreneurs running a company with 10 employees or
more declared that they were confident.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI
Original source La grande consultation des entrepreneurs - Vague 37, page 22
Notes: The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Parmi les qualificatifs
suivants, quels sont ceux qui caractérisent le mieux votre état d'esprit actuel ?"
The source adds the following information: "Several possible answers".
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Assessment of the current environment among French business leaders in February 2019
Evaluation of the current situation by business leaders in France February 2019
Description
This statistic shows the appreciation of French business leaders of the current situation in February 2019. It
Source(s) OpinionWay; CCI France; La Tribune; LCI displays that more than half of responding entrepreneurs stated that they thought the context was very good at
the moment.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Dans le contexte actuel
vous êtes plutôt porté à dire... ?".
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Assessment of the current environment among French business leaders in February 2019, by company size
Evaluation of executives on the current situation in France 2019, by company size
Description
This statistic shows the appreciation of French business leaders of the current situation in February 2019,
Source(s) OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI broken down by company size. It appears that 16 percent of executives running a company with 10 or more
employees stated they thought the situation was better in the past.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Notes: The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Dans le contexte actuel
vous êtes plutôt porté à dire... ?"
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Assessment of the current environment among French business leaders in February 2019, by business line
Evaluation on the current situation by executives in France 2019, by business line
Description
This statistic shows the appreciation of French business leaders of the current situation in February 2019,
Source(s) OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI distributed by business line. It appears that 78 percent of executives involved in the construction sector stated
they thought the situation was very good at the moment.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Notes: The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Dans le contexte actuel
vous êtes plutôt porté à dire... ?"
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Percentage of business leaders who are concerned or not about Brexit in France in 2019
Share of French business leaders who are worried or not about Brexit 2019
Description
This graph presents the percentage of French business leaders who are concerned or not about Brexit in 2019.
Source(s) OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI It displays that more than half of responding business leaders stated they were not worried at all, while 16
percent of them admitted that they were rather concerned about Brexit.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Notes: The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Le Brexit vous inquiète-t-
il...?"
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Ranking of the highest paid business leaders in the world in 2015, according to the amount of their income (in million
euros)
Ranking of the highest-earning CEOs in the world 2015
Description
This chart shows the ranking of the highest paid business leaders in the world in 2015, by the amount of their
Source(s) Le Monde; Sources diverses (Equilar ; FTSE ; SMI ; CCPA ; DAX ; CAC40 ; revenues. With an annual salary of more than 12 million euros, the French Olivier Brandicourt, who is at the
BEL20 ; IBEX) head of the group Sanofi, was in fifth place in this ranking.
Conducted by Le Monde; Sources diverses (Equilar ; FTSE ; SMI ; CCPA ; DAX ; CAC40 ;
BEL20 ; IBEX)
Survey period 2015
Region(s) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom,

United States
Age group n.a.
Original source Les patrons français sont loin d`être les mieux payés dÈurope
Notes: n.a.
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Percentage of companies planning on recruiting new employees the following year in a selection of countries
worldwide in 2017, by country
Share of companies planning to recruit worldwide 2017, by country
Description
This statistic shows the percentage of companies which were planning to hire new staff member the following
Source(s) Hiscox; Research Now year in a selection of countries worldwide in 2017, distributed by country. It appears that nearly 30 percent of
French companies planned to hire this year.
Survey period May 10-June 6, 2017
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Owners, founders or senior managers of companies of maximum 50

employees
Published by Hiscox
Original source Enquête Hiscox 2017 - ADN d'un entrepreneur, page 17
Notes: n.a.
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Projections on hiring over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in May 2020
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020
Description
This statistic shows hiring projections over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in May
Source(s) OpinionWay; CCI France; La Tribune; LCI 2020. Despite the coronavirus crisis, 94 percent of the managers surveyed said they now want their employees
in place.
Survey period May 13-22, 2020
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Published by OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France
Notes: The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Au cours des 12
prochains mois, votre entreprise envisage-t-elle de...?".
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Projections on hiring over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in May 2020, by business line
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by business line
Description
This statistic presents hiring projections over the next 12 months among business leaders in France in May
Source(s) OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI 2020, distributed by business line. It appears that ten percent of entrepreneurs surveyed in the construction
sector said they planned on increasing the number of employees.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Notes: The question was phrased by the source as follows: " Au cours des 12
prochains mois, votre entreprise envisage-t-elle de...?."
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Projections on hiring over the next 12 months according to business leaders in France in February 2020, by size of
the company
Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by company size
Description
This statistic shows hiring projections over the next 12 months among business leaders in France in May 2020,
Source(s) OpinionWay; La Tribune; CCI France; LCI broken down by size of the company. It displays that 16 percent of business leaders running a company with 17
employees or more declared that they planned to increase the number of employees over the next year.
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Au cours des 12
prochains mois, votre entreprise envisage-t-elle de...?"
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What is disqualifying in a job application and makes you reject it?*
Defects in a job application according to French recruiters 2016
Description
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the type of defects in a job application that causes recruiters to
Source(s) RegionsJob disqualify the candidate in France in 2016. It appears that nearly 40 percent of responding Human Resources
professionals declared that they would reject a candidate for a position if there were spelling mistakes in their
Conducted by RegionsJob resume or cover letter.
Survey period December 5, 2015 to January 24, 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Professional users of the RegionsJob website (HR assistants, recruitment
managers, HR managers, HR managers, HR consultants, company
managers and other HR functions)
Published by RegionsJob
Publication date March 2016
Original source Enquête : candidats vs recruteurs, quelle est leur vision des process de
recrutement ?
Notes: * This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Qu'est-ce qui est
rédhibitoire dans une candidature et qui vous pousse à l'écarter?" The source
does not provide any information on percentage points exceeding 100
percent. The source does not specify the age of respondents.
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Why do you choose to recruit a candidate?*
Reasons for recruiting a candidate for a job in France 2016
Description
This statistic shows the different reasons for choosing a candidate for a position according to French Human
Source(s) RegionsJob Resources (HR) recruiters in 2016. It appears that for nearly 13 percent of responding HR specialists, motivation
was an important reason for recruitment.
Conducted by RegionsJob
Survey period December 5, 2015 - January 24, 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
recrutement?
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: " L'élément déterminant
pour choisir un(e) candidat(e) est... " The source does not specify the age of
respondents.
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What is the most important thing about a job offer to attract the right candidates?*
Most important elements for an effective job offer in France 2016
Description
This statistic shows the key aspects to be favored in a job offer in order to attract the right candidates to a
Source(s) RegionsJob position according to French Human Resources recruiters in a survey from 2016. It appears that for almost 34
percent of responding HR experts, the salary level was one of the most important element of a job offer in
Conducted by RegionsJob order to attract the right candidate to the position.
Survey period December 5, 2015 - January 24, 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
recrutement ?, page 5
Notes: * The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Pour attirer les bons
candidats, le plus important dans une offre d'emploi c'est..." The source does
not specify the age of respondents .
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What is the most difficult part of recruitment?*
Difficulties encountered by HR professionals when recruiting in France 2016
Description
This statistic shows the different difficulties encountered by Human Resources professionals when recruiting in
Source(s) RegionsJob France in a survey in 2016. Thus, according to 20 percent of professionals surveyed, one of the main difficulties
encountered when recruiting was to find geographically mobile candidates.
Conducted by RegionsJob
Survey period December 5, 2015 to January 24, 2016
Region(s) France
Age group n.a.
Special characteristics Professional internet users of the RegionsJob site (HR assistants,
recruitment managers, HR managers, HR managers, HR consultants,
company managers and other HR functions)
recrutement ?, page 5
Notes: * This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Qu'est-ce qui est le plus
difficile dans le recrutement?" The source does not provide any information on
percentage points exceeding 100 percent and does not specify the age of
respondents. The source adds the following information: "Several ans [...] For
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Companies in France

03 Companies and taxes

Average income of business leaders of large companies in 2015, by country 28

Hiring objectives of business leaders in France February 2020, by business line 41

Note: France; 2008 to 2017

Note: France; 2017

Transport and storing 145.1

Insurance and financial activities 173.5

Information and communication 178.1

Real estate activities 210.8

Accomodation and catering 311.9

Other household services 383.5

Education, human health and social actions 656.3

Specialised, scientifical, technical and company support activities 859.8

Note: France; as of December 31, 2017; non-farming trade activities

120,917 121,512 125,158

Revenue in billion euros

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000

Wholesale and retail trade and transport 1,626

Specialized, scientific, technical and administrative and support services 356

Information and communication 185

Accommodation and catering 96

Real estate activities 80

Other service activities 57

Net salary in euros

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500

Single-person LLcs LLC excluding one-person LLC

Note: France; 2012 - 2018; Market activities excluding agricultural activities

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000

Financial and insurance activities 17,354

Real estate activities 26,549

Accommodation and catering 33,816

Information and communication 34,753

Other household service activities 63,216

Transportation and warehousing 70,447

Education, human health and social action 77,299

Specialized, scientific, technical and support activities 164,649

Note: France; 2018; all non-agricultural market activities

0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000

Financial and insurance activities 2,500

Real estate activities 4,500

Accommodation and catering 7,800

Information and communication 20,300

Transportation and warehousing 43,200

Other service activities for households 39,000

Education, human health and social action 44,500

Specialized activities, scientific, technical and support activities 44,500

Note: France; 2018; All non-agricultural market activities

Note: France; 2016

Note: France; October 30-31, 2018; 18 years and older; 1,003

Note: France; October 30-31, 2018; 18 years and older; 1,003

Note: France; October 30-31, 2018; 18 years and older; 1,003

Companies and taxes

Note: France; 2018

Note: France; 2012 to 2018

Note: France; 2012 to 2018

Note: France; September 20-28, 2018; 16-64 years; 1,000 +*

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

To face challenges 71.9%

To change the rules 55.6%

To create my job 38%

I was obsessed with this idea 26.2%

To follow successful entrepreneurs 23.8%