Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 18.2% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in French Polynesia peaked at 26.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
That places French Polynesia 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.1% | — |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 24.8% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.8% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 128 Barbados 19.5% compare
- 129 Poland 18.9% compare
- 130 New Zealand 18.4% compare
- 132 Mauritius 17.8% compare
- 133 Montenegro 17.4% compare
- 134 South Africa 17.3% compare
More work & labour data for French Polynesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 227.67 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.05 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.1 % 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 - Both sexes, annual -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in French Polynesia?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in French Polynesia was 18.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does French Polynesia rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- French Polynesia ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.