Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — French Polynesia

Unemployment rate in French Polynesia in 2025 — 11.66%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2025 11.66% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 12.96%2020
Period minimum 11.58%2000

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — French Polynesia, 1991–202511.51212.51319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.59%1992: 11.72%1993: 11.78%1994: 11.98%1995: 11.94%1996: 11.92%1997: 11.87%1998: 11.79%1999: 11.7%2000: 11.58%2001: 11.67%2002: 11.71%2003: 11.75%2004: 11.7%2005: 11.72%2006: 11.77%2007: 11.74%2008: 11.76%2009: 11.96%2010: 12.13%2011: 12.26%2012: 12.13%2013: 12.03%2014: 11.89%2015: 11.79%2016: 11.73%2017: 11.6%2018: 11.6%2019: 11.59%2020: 12.96%2021: 12.56%2022: 11.79%2023: 11.61%2024: 11.61%2025: 11.66%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

French Polynesia 11.66%
World 4.79%
High-income countries computed 4.42%
Unemployment rate — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.66 +0.05 pp
2024 11.61 +0 pp
2023 11.61 −0.18 pp
2022 11.79 −0.77 pp
2021 12.56 −0.4 pp
2020 12.96 +1.37 pp
2019 11.59 −0.01 pp
2018 11.6 +0 pp
2017 11.6 −0.13 pp
2016 11.73 −0.07 pp
2015 11.79 −0.1 pp
2014 11.89 −0.13 pp
2013 12.03 −0.11 pp
2012 12.13 −0.12 pp
2011 12.26 +0.12 pp
2010 12.13 +0.17 pp
2009 11.96 +0.2 pp
2008 11.76 +0.02 pp
2007 11.74 −0.03 pp
2006 11.77 +0.05 pp
2005 11.72 +0.02 pp
2004 11.7 −0.05 pp
2003 11.75 +0.04 pp
2002 11.71 +0.05 pp
2001 11.67 +0.08 pp
2000 11.58 −0.12 pp
1999 11.7 −0.09 pp
1998 11.79 −0.07 pp
1997 11.87 −0.05 pp
1996 11.92 −0.02 pp
1995 11.94 −0.04 pp
1994 11.98 +0.2 pp
1993 11.78 +0.05 pp
1992 11.72 +0.13 pp
1991 11.59

Polynesia, 2025

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

TO Tonga 2.01 WS Samoa 5 PF French Polynesia 11.66

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

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