Administratively active micro-entrepreneurs in France
Administratively active micro-entrepreneurs in France stood at 3,031,447 Number in Q4 2025, according to URSSAF – Union de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales. It is one of the indicators in the Micro-entrepreneurs table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2009 to Q4 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Micro-entrepreneurs table
| Indicator | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administratively active | 3,031,447 | 3,303,807 | 3,176,375 | 3,050,815 | 2,901,518 | 3,102,050 | 2,980,556 | 2,854,243 | 2,686,855 | 2,875,808 | |
| Declared turnover | 8,559.51 | 7,856.25 | 8,145.36 | 7,340.8 | 8,068.09 | 7,378.22 | 7,667.22 | 6,855.53 | 7,431.44 | 6,745.38 | |
| Registrations | 197,092 | 191,323 | 186,661 | 218,173 | 178,372 | 177,790 | 181,724 | 226,879 | 171,387 | 174,536 |
Understanding administratively active micro-entrepreneurs in France
This indicator measures the total volume of independent worker accounts that maintain legal validity on official registers, regardless of whether they generate financial turnover during the specific period. It encompasses every open file, including dormant accounts where individuals have reported zero receipts for multiple consecutive cycles. This contrasts sharply with operational measures that strip out non-producing entities. It captures the cumulative stock of active administrative files built up over years of registrations minus official closures.
Because this series aggregates historical registrations over long horizons, it reacts slowly to sudden economic shifts compared to flows of new entrants or immediate turnover reports. Seasonal adjustments have minimal impact here since administrative status changes more sluggishly than commercial activity. Analysts examining this measure should note that large backlogs of dormant files can inflate the stock relative to actual economic engagement. Comparing this metric with operational counts reveals the proportion of registered individuals who are genuinely producing income.
Frequently asked questions
- What does an administratively active status signify in this context?
- It means the legal identification number remains open on registers, irrespective of whether the owner earned any revenue recently.
- How does this series differ from the economic activity measure?
- This administrative stock includes dormant accounts with zero turnover, whereas the economic measure counts only those with positive revenue.
- Why does this stock series move sluggishly during economic downturns?
- Because cumulative historical files react slowly, administrative closures often lag significantly behind actual business slowdowns.