Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia is 20.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia peaked at 30.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2025.
French Polynesia ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.8% | — |
| 1992 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.1% | 30.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 21.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 131 New Caledonia 21.7% compare
- 132 New Zealand 21.5% compare
- 133 Slovakia 21.0% compare
- 135 Netherlands 20.4% compare
- 136 North Macedonia 20.4% compare
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.6% compare
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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia was 20.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2025.
- How does French Polynesia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- French Polynesia ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.