Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — French Polynesia

Labor force participation rate in French Polynesia in 2025 — 52.37%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.72 pp.

2025 52.37% −0.43 pp vs 2024
World rank 146of 182
Period maximum 59.63%1995
Period minimum 52.37%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — French Polynesia, 1990–2025525456586019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.08%1991: 59.25%1992: 59.35%1993: 59.47%1994: 59.56%1995: 59.63%1996: 59.63%1997: 59.41%1998: 59.16%1999: 58.87%2000: 58.57%2001: 58.23%2002: 57.88%2003: 57.51%2004: 57.1%2005: 56.73%2006: 56.41%2007: 56.08%2008: 56.08%2009: 56.11%2010: 56.16%2011: 56.21%2012: 56.26%2013: 56.16%2014: 56.05%2015: 55.96%2016: 55.88%2017: 55.82%2018: 55.61%2019: 55.4%2020: 54.46%2021: 54.25%2022: 53.96%2023: 53.35%2024: 52.8%2025: 52.37%
Change over the period: −6.72 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: French Polynesia

French Polynesia 52.37%
World 60.98%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 52.37 −0.43 pp
2024 52.8 −0.55 pp
2023 53.35 −0.61 pp
2022 53.96 −0.29 pp
2021 54.25 −0.21 pp
2020 54.46 −0.94 pp
2019 55.4 −0.21 pp
2018 55.61 −0.21 pp
2017 55.82 −0.05 pp
2016 55.88 −0.08 pp
2015 55.96 −0.09 pp
2014 56.05 −0.11 pp
2013 56.16 −0.1 pp
2012 56.26 +0.05 pp
2011 56.21 +0.06 pp
2010 56.16 +0.05 pp
2009 56.11 +0.03 pp
2008 56.08 −0 pp
2007 56.08 −0.33 pp
2006 56.41 −0.32 pp
2005 56.73 −0.37 pp
2004 57.1 −0.42 pp
2003 57.51 −0.37 pp
2002 57.88 −0.35 pp
2001 58.23 −0.34 pp
2000 58.57 −0.31 pp
1999 58.87 −0.29 pp
1998 59.16 −0.25 pp
1997 59.41 −0.21 pp
1996 59.63 −0 pp
1995 59.63 +0.06 pp
1994 59.56 +0.1 pp
1993 59.47 +0.12 pp
1992 59.35 +0.1 pp
1991 59.25 +0.16 pp
1990 59.08

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PF French Polynesia 52.37 TO Tonga 49.81 WS Samoa 42.53

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.