French Polynesia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • French Polynesia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 37.31%, a 0.47% decline from 2022.
  • French Polynesia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 37.79%, a 1.2% decline from 2021.
  • French Polynesia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 38.98%, a 2.18% decline from 2020.
  • French Polynesia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 41.16%, a 4.62% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
French Polynesia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 37.31% -0.47%
2022 37.79% -1.20%
2021 38.98% -2.18%
2020 41.16% 4.62%
2019 36.54% 0.28%
2018 36.26% 0.33%
2017 35.92% -0.03%
2016 35.95% 0.19%
2015 35.77% 0.11%
2014 35.66% 0.07%
2013 35.58% 0.14%
2012 35.44% -0.18%
2011 35.62% 0.45%
2010 35.17% 0.55%
2009 34.62% 0.56%
2008 34.07% 0.11%
2007 33.96% 0.33%
2006 33.63% 0.34%
2005 33.29% 0.16%
2004 33.13% -0.09%
2003 33.22% 0.14%
2002 33.09% 0.12%
2001 32.97% 0.23%
2000 32.74% -0.23%
1999 32.97% -0.08%
1998 33.06% 0.03%
1997 33.03% 0.10%
1996 32.93% 0.08%
1995 32.85% 0.15%
1994 32.70% 0.82%
1993 31.88% 0.44%
1992 31.44% 0.65%
1991 30.79% 0.65%