A new report from the French think tank Terra Nova warns that the country will need to recruit between 250,000 and 310,000 foreign workers each year by 2040 to meet growing labor market demands.
With an aging population and a shrinking pool of active workers, France finds itself increasingly reliant on immigration to maintain its economic output and essential services.
France’s growing dependence on foreign labor is less about policy preference and more about economic survival. In sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, construction, and cleaning services, employers are already struggling to fill vacancies with local workers.