French Polynesia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in French Polynesia was 42.87 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 38.45 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 38.45
1991 38.64
1992 38.62
1993 38.58
1994 38.59
1995 38.62
1996 38.66
1997 38.91
1998 39.20
1999 39.48
2000 39.73
2001 39.89
2002 40.03
2003 40.23
2004 40.44
2005 40.66
2006 40.87
2007 41.07
2008 41.36
2009 41.69
2010 42.06
2011 42.43
2012 42.86
2013 43.01
2014 43.13
2015 43.25
2016 43.36
2017 43.44
2018 43.48
2019 43.50
2020 42.94
2021 42.87

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in French Polynesia was 120,790 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121,540 in 2019 and a minimum value of 77,101 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 77,101
1991 78,547
1992 80,169
1993 81,895
1994 83,701
1995 85,655
1996 88,008
1997 89,882
1998 91,834
1999 93,909
2000 96,106
2001 98,255
2002 100,490
2003 102,547
2004 104,333
2005 105,777
2006 107,015
2007 107,853
2008 109,207
2009 110,477
2010 111,749
2011 112,972
2012 114,309
2013 115,574
2014 116,679
2015 117,509
2016 118,862
2017 119,800
2018 120,581
2019 121,540
2020 118,664
2021 120,790

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure