Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — French Polynesia

Vulnerable employment in French Polynesia in 2025 — 14.78%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.9 pp.

2025 14.78% −0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 57of 182
Period maximum 23.17%1996
Period minimum 14.78%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — French Polynesia, 1991–202512.51517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.68%1992: 22.76%1993: 22.88%1994: 22.99%1995: 23.09%1996: 23.17%1997: 22.63%1998: 22.06%1999: 21.48%2000: 20.86%2001: 20.26%2002: 19.68%2003: 18.82%2004: 17.95%2005: 17.1%2006: 16.26%2007: 15.38%2008: 15.36%2009: 15.39%2010: 15.47%2011: 15.56%2012: 15.62%2013: 15.69%2014: 15.72%2015: 15.72%2016: 15.69%2017: 15.6%2018: 15.49%2019: 15.33%2020: 15.62%2021: 15.38%2022: 15.27%2023: 15.13%2024: 14.97%2025: 14.78%
Change over the period: −7.9 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

French Polynesia 14.78%
World 42.38%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.78 −0.18 pp
2024 14.97 −0.16 pp
2023 15.13 −0.14 pp
2022 15.27 −0.11 pp
2021 15.38 −0.24 pp
2020 15.62 +0.29 pp
2019 15.33 −0.16 pp
2018 15.49 −0.11 pp
2017 15.6 −0.09 pp
2016 15.69 −0.03 pp
2015 15.72 +0 pp
2014 15.72 +0.03 pp
2013 15.69 +0.07 pp
2012 15.62 +0.06 pp
2011 15.56 +0.09 pp
2010 15.47 +0.07 pp
2009 15.39 +0.03 pp
2008 15.36 −0.02 pp
2007 15.38 −0.89 pp
2006 16.26 −0.84 pp
2005 17.1 −0.85 pp
2004 17.95 −0.87 pp
2003 18.82 −0.86 pp
2002 19.68 −0.58 pp
2001 20.26 −0.6 pp
2000 20.86 −0.61 pp
1999 21.48 −0.59 pp
1998 22.06 −0.56 pp
1997 22.63 −0.54 pp
1996 23.17 +0.08 pp
1995 23.09 +0.1 pp
1994 22.99 +0.1 pp
1993 22.88 +0.13 pp
1992 22.76 +0.08 pp
1991 22.68

Polynesia, 2025

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

PF French Polynesia 14.78 TO Tonga 33.7 WS Samoa 41.64

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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