Labor force, female in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Labor force, female 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 105th out of 186 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for French Polynesia
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.5% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,052 (1996)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.14 (1996)
- School enrollment, primary 108.1% (1996)
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 105th out of 186 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.