Employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 83.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia is 83.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia peaked at 83.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2001.
French Polynesia ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 81.4% | — |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 79.1% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 78.7% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.4% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.3% | 83.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 8 Bahamas 84.4% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 84.1% compare
- 10 Israel 84.1% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.2% compare
- 13 Barbados 82.6% compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 81.9% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 227.67 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.05 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 95.09 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 186.86 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in French Polynesia was 83.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2001.
- How does French Polynesia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- French Polynesia ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).