Employment in industry in French Polynesia
14.3% of employed people in French Polynesia worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
French Polynesia, 2025
14.3%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
143rd of 182
Employment in industry in French Polynesia over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | French Polynesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.3% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 14.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 15.0%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, French Polynesia has the 143rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for French Polynesia
All statistics for French Polynesia
Employment in agriculture
1.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
83.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
36.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
52.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
46.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT