Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — French Polynesia

Youth unemployment in French Polynesia in 2025 — 36.57%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.33 pp.

2025 36.57% +0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 171of 182
Period maximum 41.47%2020
Period minimum 30.23%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — French Polynesia, 1991–20253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30.23%1992: 30.78%1993: 31.19%1994: 31.9%1995: 32.06%1996: 32.17%1997: 32.38%1998: 32.5%1999: 32.54%2000: 32.46%2001: 32.8%2002: 33.02%2003: 33.26%2004: 33.24%2005: 33.47%2006: 33.86%2007: 34.11%2008: 34.11%2009: 34.61%2010: 35.1%2011: 35.51%2012: 35.35%2013: 35.43%2014: 35.46%2015: 35.58%2016: 35.78%2017: 35.87%2018: 36.2%2019: 36.5%2020: 41.47%2021: 38.86%2022: 36.82%2023: 36.38%2024: 36.46%2025: 36.57%
Change over the period: +6.33 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 36.57%
World 13.41%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.57 +0.11 pp
2024 36.46 +0.08 pp
2023 36.38 −0.44 pp
2022 36.82 −2.04 pp
2021 38.86 −2.61 pp
2020 41.47 +4.97 pp
2019 36.5 +0.3 pp
2018 36.2 +0.33 pp
2017 35.87 +0.09 pp
2016 35.78 +0.2 pp
2015 35.58 +0.13 pp
2014 35.46 +0.03 pp
2013 35.43 +0.08 pp
2012 35.35 −0.16 pp
2011 35.51 +0.41 pp
2010 35.1 +0.48 pp
2009 34.61 +0.5 pp
2008 34.11 −0 pp
2007 34.11 +0.26 pp
2006 33.86 +0.38 pp
2005 33.47 +0.23 pp
2004 33.24 −0.02 pp
2003 33.26 +0.24 pp
2002 33.02 +0.22 pp
2001 32.8 +0.34 pp
2000 32.46 −0.08 pp
1999 32.54 +0.04 pp
1998 32.5 +0.13 pp
1997 32.38 +0.2 pp
1996 32.17 +0.12 pp
1995 32.06 +0.15 pp
1994 31.9 +0.72 pp
1993 31.19 +0.41 pp
1992 30.78 +0.55 pp
1991 30.23

Polynesia, 2025

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

TO Tonga 6.03 WS Samoa 12.98 PF French Polynesia 36.57

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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