Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population) … 15+ in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population) … 15+ was 52.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in French Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 52.4% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in French Polynesia peaked at 59.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2025.
That places French Polynesia 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population) … 15+ in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.1% | — |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 52.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.3%, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 52.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.4%, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 58.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 56.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 55.4% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.4% | 54.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More work & labour data for French Polynesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 91.77 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 186.86 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in French Polynesia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in French Polynesia was 52.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2025.
- How does French Polynesia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- French Polynesia ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.