This statistic shows the percentage of French people who would want to start their own business someday or take over one in a survey from 2020, distributed by age. It displays that a wide majority of respondents aged 50 years old and over, 85 percent, did not want to create or manage their own company. On the other hand, 43 percent of people aged 18 to 24 years old declared that they would probably like to have their own business, and the proportion was more than half for those aged 25-34.
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OpinionWay. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2020, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1011160/desire-to-create-its-company-by-age-france/
OpinionWay. "Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2020, by age ." Chart. January 14, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1011160/desire-to-create-its-company-by-age-france/
OpinionWay. (2020). Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2020, by age . ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1011160/desire-to-create-its-company-by-age-france/
OpinionWay. "Percentage of Individuals Who Want to Create or Set up Their Own Company in France in 2020, by Age ." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 14 Jan 2020, /statistics/1011160/desire-to-create-its-company-by-age-france/
OpinionWay, Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2020, by age ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1011160/desire-to-create-its-company-by-age-france/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of individuals who want to create or set up their own company in France in 2020, by age [Graph], OpinionWay, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1011160/desire-to-create-its-company-by-age-france/