Work & Labour in French Polynesia

56 indicators covering work & labour for French Polynesia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.2% 2025 up 0.4% 126th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.0% 2025 down 6.2% 98th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.2% 2025 down 6.3% 105th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.7% 2025 down 6.1% 99th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.3% 2025 down 3.1% 161st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.3% 2025 down 1.5% 141st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.6% 2025 down 4.8% 133rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.3% 2025 up 3.1% 89th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 58.0% 2025 down 7.7% 171st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.4% 2025 down 6.4% 147th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.2% 2025 down 67.2% 166th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 36.6% 2025 up 2.8% 12th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 33.2% 2025 up 2.2% 11th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 83.7% 2025 up 1.6% 10th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 75.3% 2025 up 2.2% 10th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 94.5% 2025 up 0.7% 7th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 14.3% 2025 down 4.6% 146th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 21.8% 2025 down 3.5% 122nd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.7% 2025 down 6.6% 161st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 down 61.2% 158th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.3% 2025 down 56.7% 152nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 41.1% 2025 up 3.7% 14th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 81.8% 2025 up 1.1% 56th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 79.4% 2025 up 2.1% 53rd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 84.9% 2025 down 0.2% 60th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.6% 2025 up 14.3% 58th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.1% 2025 down 2.7% 97th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 up 1.9% 90th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 15.1% 2025 up 1.3% 127th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 20.6% 2025 down 7.3% 134th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 18.2% 2025 down 4.6% 131st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 21.8% 2012 up 86.0% 5th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 21.1% 2012 up 98.5% 6th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 22.8% 2012 up 70.3% 9th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.1% 2012 up 3.2% 128th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.4% 2012 down 6.7% 156th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% 2012 down 2.8% 141st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.3% 2012 up 9.0% 77th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.1% 2012 down 5.4% 90th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.5% 2012 up 10.5% 109th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% 2012 up 0.5% 81st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 21.9% 2025 down 7.3% 73rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 18.7% 2025 down 3.1% 60th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 25.2% 2025 down 9.7% 78th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 19.4% 2025 down 8.5% 137th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 28.2% 2025 down 7.2% 143rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 23.9% 2025 down 7.5% 148th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 40.8% 2025 down 4.6% 134th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 51.7% 2025 down 7.7% 171st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 46.3% 2025 down 6.3% 156th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 12.5% 2025 down 1.0% 126th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 16.6% 2025 down 8.3% 131st
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 14.8% 2025 down 6.0% 131st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 37.9% 2012 down 8.0% 140th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 50.0% 2012 down 17.6% 162nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 44.1% 2012 down 13.9% 155th