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French Polynesia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for French Polynesia, 1991–2025.
Latest value · 2025
11.66%
Unemployment Rate · % of total labor force · +0.6% since 1991
Unemployment for French Polynesia was 11.66% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.96% in 2020. The lowest was 11.58% in 2000 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.02% per year.
French Polynesia ranks 28 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so French Polynesia sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
11.66%
First (1991)
11.59%
Change
+0.6%
Highest
12.96%
in 2020
Lowest
11.58%
in 2000
Average
11.85%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.02%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of total labor force |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.66% |
| 2024 | 11.61% |
| 2023 | 11.61% |
| 2022 | 11.79% |
| 2021 | 12.56% |
| 2020 | 12.96% |
| 2019 | 11.59% |
| 2018 | 11.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6% |
| 2016 | 11.73% |
| 2015 | 11.79% |
| 2014 | 11.89% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment. National definitions differ, so cross-country comparison needs care. Figures are in % of total labor force. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.