Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 21.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia, 1988–2012
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia is 21.8%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia peaked at 21.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1988.
That places French Polynesia 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
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More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0591 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1752 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2694 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.0302 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 247.57 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,828 millimeters (2025)
- Share of adults who are obese 49.5% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 95.4% (2024)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 76.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia was 21.8% in 2012, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1988.
- How does French Polynesia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- French Polynesia ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2012.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.