Unemployment rate women in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Unemployment rate women was 12.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 12.54 for unemployment rate women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in French Polynesia peaked at 13.91 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.54, in 2025.
French Polynesia ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5 | 13.24 | 13.69 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.08 | 12.79 | 13.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 12.58 | 13.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 12.54 | 13.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 31 Guyana 13.44 compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.26 compare
- 33 Rwanda 12.83 compare
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 12.22 compare
- 36 New Caledonia 12.08 compare
- 37 Spain 11.94 compare
More work & labour data for French Polynesia
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate women in French Polynesia?
- Unemployment rate women in French Polynesia was 12.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.91 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.54 in 2025.
- How does French Polynesia rank for unemployment rate women?
- French Polynesia ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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