Topic: Remote work in France

Remote work in France - statistics & facts

To cope with the COVID-19 epidemic, France has opted for extensive use of teleworking. In March 2020, nearly one person in three worked exclusively or occasionally remotely, while regular teleworkers represented only five percent of the population in 2019.

People with a dedicated space to telework at home
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Most common frequency of teleworking
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Share of companies with implemented telework
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Current statistics on this topic

Employment

Share of French employees teleworking 2021, by frequency

Employment

Breakdown of teleworking employees in France 2021, by company size

Employment

Ideal number of days in telework in France 2023

Employees

French people and their telework habits in 2024
French people and their telework habits in 2024
How often do you work from home?
Ideal number of days in telework in France 2023
Ideal number of days in telework in France 2023
Ideal number of days in telework according to people in France in 2023
Share of French employees teleworking 2021, by frequency
Share of French employees teleworking 2021, by frequency
Proportion of French employees who are working remotely in France in December 2021, by frequency
Breakdown of teleworking employees in France 2021, by frequency and sector
Breakdown of teleworking employees in France 2021, by frequency and sector
Distribution of employees teleworking in France in December 2021, according to the frequency of teleworking and the sector
French having teleworked since the start of the health crisis 2021, by status
French having teleworked since the start of the health crisis 2021, by status
Share of people who teleworked for several days since the beginning of the health crisis in France in 2021, by socio-professional category
French and their telework habits in 2024, by age
French and their telework habits in 2024, by age
Share of people who teleworked regularly or occasionally in 2024, by age group
Share of French employees usually teleworking 2017-2020, by gender
Share of French employees usually teleworking 2017-2020, by gender
Proportion of employees usually teleworking in France from 2017 to 2020, by gender

Companies

Breakdown of teleworking employees in France 2021, by company size
Breakdown of teleworking employees in France 2021, by company size
Proportion of employees who teleworked at least one day in France in December 2021, by company size
Technological readiness of companies for telework in France 2021
Technological readiness of companies for telework in France 2021
Rate of telework technology readiness of companies according to people in France in 2021
Telework readiness rate of companies on a cultural level in France 2021
Telework readiness rate of companies on a cultural level in France 2021
Rate of telework readiness of companies in terms of culture according to people in France in 2021
Teleworking: opinion of managers in France 2018-2021
Teleworking: opinion of managers in France 2018-2021
Share of French managers with a favorable opinion about teleworking from 2018 to 2021
French opinion on the benefits of telework in France 2024
French opinion on the benefits of telework in France 2024
Advantages linked to telework according to French people in France in 2024
Opinion of business leaders on the downsides of the hybrid work mode in France 2021
Opinion of business leaders on the downsides of the hybrid work mode in France 2021
Difficulties linked to the hybrid work mode according to business leaders in France in 2021

Teleworking and place of living

Share of employees teleworking in France 2019-2020, by residence area
Share of employees teleworking in France 2019-2020, by residence area
Share of individuals teleworking in France between 2019 and 2020, by area of residence
Share of French people teleworking 2020, by region
Share of French people teleworking 2020, by region
Proportion of people teleworking in France in the second half of March 2020, by region of residence
Incentive nature of teleworking on moving in France 2020-2021
Incentive nature of teleworking on moving in France 2020-2021
In your opinion, is the fact of being able to telework an incentive to achieve geographical mobility?
Incentive nature of teleworking on moving in France 2021, by residence area
Incentive nature of teleworking on moving in France 2021, by residence area
Share of people that telework could lead to geographic mobility in France in 2021, by area of residence
Interest in coworking spaces for remote working in France 2021, by region
Interest in coworking spaces for remote working in France 2021, by region
If your company offered you to telework in a coworking space near your home, would you be interested?

Working conditions

Share of work that can be done remotely according to people in France 2021
Share of work that can be done remotely according to people in France 2021
How much of your work can be done remotely, away from your workplace?
Share of work that can be done remotely according to people in France 2021, by status
Share of work that can be done remotely according to people in France 2021, by status
How much of your work can you do remotely, away from your workplace?
Rooms in which French employees telework at home 2020
Rooms in which French employees telework at home 2020
In which room of your home do you telework?
Share of employees having an isolated space to telework in France 2021, by gender
Share of employees having an isolated space to telework in France 2021, by gender
Proportion of employees with an isolated space to telework in France in 2021, by gender
Frequency of interruptions while teleworking in France 2021, by gender
Frequency of interruptions while teleworking in France 2021, by gender
When you telework, are you regularly interrupted by something other than work (children, housework, deliveries...)?
Difficulties related to digital equipment and telework during lockdown in France 2020
Difficulties related to digital equipment and telework during lockdown in France 2020
Have you felt a lack of digital equipment powerful enough to work remotely during lockdown?

Opinion on remote work

Benefits of working from home according to French people 2022
Benefits of working from home according to French people 2022
What do you think are the benefits of home office?
Disadvantages of the hybrid work mode according to employees in France 2021
Disadvantages of the hybrid work mode according to employees in France 2021
Ranking of disadvantages related to the hybrid work mode according to employees in France in 2021
French people considering telework less efficient than face-to-face work 2021, by age
French people considering telework less efficient than face-to-face work 2021, by age
Share of people considering telework less efficient than face-to-face work in France in 2021, by age group
French people considering their workload heavier than face-to-face work 2021, by age
French people considering their workload heavier than face-to-face work 2021, by age
Share of people considering their workload and working hours more important than those of face-to-face work in France in 2021, by age group
Opinions on the government's policy on telework in France 2020-2021
Opinions on the government's policy on telework in France 2020-2021
Opinions on the government's instructions for teleworking in France, between November 2020 and January 2021
French opinion on the importance of telecommuting to slow the spread of COVID-19 2021
French opinion on the importance of telecommuting to slow the spread of COVID-19 2021
Would you say that increasing telecommuting in businesses is an important step in slowing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic?

People with a dedicated space to telework at home
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Most common frequency of teleworking
**days per week

Share of companies with implemented telework
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French and their telework habits in 2024, by age
- Socio-professional category
- Executives
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French having teleworked since the start of the health crisis 2021, by status
- Seniority
- ***years or more
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Employees teleworking three or more days a week in France 2017, by seniority
- Sector of activity
- Information and communication
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Breakdown of teleworking employees in France 2021, by frequency and sector
- Residence area
- Paris area
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Share of employees teleworking in France 2019-2020, by residence area

- Main benefit according to employees
- Financial savings
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Benefits of working from home according to French people 2022
- Main benefit of the hybrid work mode according to business leaders
- Greater employees' satisfaction
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French opinion on the benefits of telework in France 2024
- Main disadvantage of hybrid work mode according to employees
- Reinforces the digitalization of work
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Disadvantages of the hybrid work mode according to employees in France 2021
- Main disadvantage of hybrid work according to business leaders
- Difficulties in keeping the corporate culture alive
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Opinion of business leaders on the downsides of the hybrid work mode in France 2021

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Remote work in France - statistics & facts

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