There were 4.3 million self-employed workers in France at the end of 2022. A figure which is growing less quickly than between 2018 and 2021, but still up 5.9%.
To cope with medical costs that are less and less well covered by health insurance, the self- employed must consider taking out mutual insurance, unless self-employment constitutes a secondary activity and they already benefit from that of their main employer. All employees are covered by complementary health insurance,. Their company being obliged to offer them one.