Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia peaked at 79.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1996.
French Polynesia ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.2% | — |
| 1992 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 79.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 79.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 69.7% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 72.6% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 77.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.9% | 79.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.4% compare
- 52 North Macedonia 79.6% compare
- 53 Netherlands 79.6% compare
- 55 Slovakia 79.0% compare
- 56 New Zealand 78.5% compare
- 57 New Caledonia 78.3% 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in French Polynesia was 79.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1996.
- How does French Polynesia rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- French Polynesia ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.