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%.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.7% | — |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +48.3% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +85.6% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 4.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 21.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 6.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 15.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 30.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 7.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 19.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 22.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 69.03 (2050)
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.