Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in French Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in French Polynesia is 44.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in French Polynesia peaked at 44.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1996.
That places French Polynesia 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.5% | — |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | +0.1% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 44.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 44.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.8%, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.2% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 40.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.0% | 44.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More education data for French Polynesia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,253 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,796 (1996)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 22,366 (1993)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 29,415 (1996)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (1996)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1305 units per person (1996)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in French Polynesia?
- Labor force, female in French Polynesia was 44.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1996.
- How does French Polynesia rank for labor force, female?
- French Polynesia ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.