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French Polynesia - Youth Unemployment 2025

Name: French Polynesia Youth Unemployment 2025
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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

36.57% +0.11pp from 2024 Global rank: 170th

French Polynesia's youth unemployment was 36.57% in 2025, increased +0.11pp from 36.46% in 2024. This was the 170th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2025
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Niger	0.46%	16.9%
2nd	Qatar	0.56%	-2.4%
3rd	Cambodia	0.71%	1.0%
4th	Chad	1.46%	0.3%
5th	Burundi	1.68%	-1.0%
6th	Liberia	2.30%	3.6%
7th	Tanzania	2.38%	2.0%
8th	Lao PDR	2.38%	9.5%
9th	Solomon Islands	2.76%	-6.0%
10th	Guinea-Bissau	2.84%	0.6%
11th	Benin	2.89%	-6.5%
12th	Togo	3.44%	1.1%
13th	Senegal	3.62%	-6.5%
14th	Timor-Leste	3.72%	15.4%
15th	Sierra Leone	3.72%	6.5%
16th	Papua New Guinea	3.79%	0.1%
17th	Kazakhstan	3.81%	-0.3%
18th	Mali	3.88%	0.9%
19th	Japan	3.90%	-0.8%
20th	Côte d'Ivoire	4.01%	-5.6%
21st	Uganda	4.18%	-0.7%
22nd	Moldova	4.20%	-6.7%
23rd	Cuba	4.28%	-0.1%
24th	Thailand	4.53%	-2.8%
25th	Guatemala	4.76%	3.0%
26th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.01%	-3.0%
27th	Madagascar	5.25%	-3.9%
28th	Nigeria	5.34%	5.0%
29th	Bahrain	5.42%	-1.0%
30th	Mexico	5.71%	-0.8%
31st	Ghana	5.83%	9.0%
32nd	Tonga	6.03%	0.7%
33rd	Israel	6.03%	-2.1%
34th	Viet Nam	6.17%	-2.7%
35th	Burkina Faso	6.44%	-1.3%
36th	United Arab Emirates	6.45%	0.4%
37th	Cameroon	6.55%	-1.1%
38th	Korea	6.70%	4.1%
39th	Macao SAR, China	6.78%	1.3%
40th	Singapore	6.78%	7.1%
41st	Germany	6.86%	3.9%
42nd	Malawi	6.95%	0.8%
43rd	Guinea	7.02%	-0.7%
44th	Philippines	7.04%	1.1%
45th	Russian Federation	7.61%	-7.8%
46th	El Salvador	7.81%	4.0%
47th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	7.85%	-1.3%
48th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.90%	1.7%
49th	Ecuador	8.16%	-4.8%
50th	Trinidad and Tobago	8.22%	2.8%
51st	Kyrgyz Republic	8.23%	-2.3%
52nd	Malta	8.43%	-7.5%
53rd	Honduras	8.53%	2.7%
54th	Iceland	8.67%	-1.2%
55th	Comoros	8.75%	-0.7%
56th	São Tomé and Principe	8.79%	2.7%
57th	Netherlands	8.83%	0.6%
58th	Hong Kong SAR, China	8.96%	-5.8%
59th	Switzerland	9.04%	9.7%
60th	Belarus	9.18%	-12.9%
61st	Czechia	9.22%	0.2%
62nd	United States	9.34%	4.7%
63rd	Bangladesh	9.39%	3.2%
64th	Peru	9.45%	-2.6%
65th	Slovenia	9.54%	-13.5%
66th	Nicaragua	9.54%	-0.4%
67th	Pakistan	9.59%	0.8%
68th	Australia	9.61%	2.1%
69th	Myanmar	9.81%	-1.6%
70th	Saudi Arabia	10.01%	-13.0%
71st	Turkmenistan	10.02%	7.4%
72nd	Central African Republic	10.09%	1.0%
73rd	Bulgaria	10.15%	-18.7%
74th	Eritrea	10.24%	1.8%
75th	Zambia	10.47%	3.6%
76th	Ireland	10.49%	0.5%
77th	Poland	10.70%	0.3%
78th	Jamaica	10.81%	4.1%
79th	Gambia, The	10.86%	0.3%
80th	Austria	11.00%	5.5%
81st	Vanuatu	11.34%	-0.7%
82nd	Uzbekistan	11.38%	5.3%
83rd	Mozambique	11.61%	1.0%
84th	Paraguay	11.69%	-12.7%
85th	Mongolia	11.71%	1.5%
86th	Denmark	11.74%	-0.4%
87th	Malaysia	11.95%	-2.4%
88th	Dominican Republic	12.31%	-4.4%
89th	Cyprus	12.71%	-1.2%
90th	Latvia	12.95%	-4.9%
91st	Indonesia	12.98%	-0.7%
92nd	Samoa	12.98%	2.4%
93rd	Azerbaijan	13.09%	-3.3%
94th	Norway	13.42%	10.7%
95th	Lithuania	13.76%	0.5%
96th	Canada	13.80%	3.9%
97th	Guam	13.81%	7.3%
98th	Oman	13.89%	2.7%
99th	Brazil	13.98%	-10.8%
100th	Puerto Rico (US)	13.98%	6.9%
101st	Channel Islands	14.13%	3.1%
102nd	Hungary	14.21%	-5.9%
103rd	New Zealand	14.36%	2.3%
104th	Tajikistan	14.59%	0.3%
105th	United Kingdom	14.65%	2.3%
106th	Kuwait	15.06%	-0.6%
107th	Fiji	15.21%	0.5%
108th	Kenya	15.25%	-1.5%
109th	Zimbabwe	15.55%	0.8%
110th	Maldives	15.69%	6.0%
111th	Equatorial Guinea	15.74%	1.2%
112th	China	15.80%	5.0%
113th	India	16.02%	1.8%
114th	Türkiye	16.04%	-1.5%
115th	European Union	16.20%	-0.2%
116th	Rwanda	16.41%	-0.9%
117th	Croatia	16.47%	0.0%
118th	Afghanistan	16.79%	-2.6%
119th	Bhutan	17.05%	-4.9%
120th	Mauritius	17.37%	5.3%
121st	Colombia	17.65%	-9.1%
122nd	Belgium	17.78%	2.5%
123rd	Brunei Darussalam	18.23%	2.0%
124th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	18.29%	5.8%
125th	Slovak Republic	18.43%	-3.0%
126th	Barbados	18.48%	2.4%
127th	Sri Lanka	18.58%	-2.5%
128th	France	18.89%	1.5%
129th	Argentina	19.19%	-0.2%
130th	Bahamas, The	19.25%	5.2%
131st	Belize	19.32%	4.1%
132nd	Estonia	19.70%	2.3%
133rd	Panama	19.77%	0.4%
134th	Costa Rica	19.95%	-2.6%
135th	Portugal	20.22%	-7.1%
136th	St. Lucia	20.25%	-4.9%
137th	Italy	20.55%	1.5%
138th	Nepal	20.56%	-0.4%
139th	Serbia	20.93%	-2.4%
140th	Greece	21.39%	-4.4%
141st	Luxembourg	21.47%	-1.0%
142nd	Finland	21.48%	15.0%
143rd	Chile	21.64%	3.1%
144th	Morocco	21.88%	-2.2%
145th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	21.90%	2.8%
146th	Mauritania	22.92%	-0.5%
147th	Virgin Islands (US)	24.20%	5.0%
148th	Sweden	24.31%	-0.1%
149th	Montenegro	24.44%	2.0%
150th	Romania	24.54%	3.9%
151st	Lesotho	24.67%	-0.3%
152nd	Spain	24.75%	-7.1%
153rd	Guyana	24.90%	0.6%
154th	Uruguay	25.15%	-5.8%
155th	Suriname	25.44%	2.0%
156th	Albania	25.57%	-0.1%
157th	Armenia	26.24%	-1.6%
158th	Angola	27.23%	1.8%
159th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.20%	3.2%
160th	Cabo Verde	28.42%	1.1%
161st	North Macedonia	28.75%	0.3%
162nd	Algeria	29.44%	-1.5%
163rd	Georgia	30.26%	1.3%
164th	Iraq	32.01%	0.9%
165th	Yemen, Republic of	32.60%	1.3%
166th	Syrian Arab Republic	33.10%	1.0%
167th	New Caledonia	33.11%	4.0%
168th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	34.23%	0.3%
169th	Gabon	36.28%	0.0%
170th	French Polynesia	36.57%	0.3%
171st	Haiti	37.52%	2.1%
172nd	Namibia	38.05%	2.2%
173rd	Tunisia	38.08%	-2.0%
174th	Jordan	38.88%	-0.5%
175th	Congo, Republic of	40.50%	-0.2%
176th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	41.95%	0.2%
177th	Botswana	46.00%	1.6%
178th	Libya	50.06%	-1.0%
179th	Eswatini	54.33%	-0.1%
180th	South Africa	59.93%	-0.5%
181st	Djibouti	76.77%	0.4%

FAQ

What was French Polynesia's youth unemployment in 2025?▾

French Polynesia's youth unemployment in 2025 was 36.57%. This ranked 170th globally.

How did French Polynesia's youth unemployment change in 2025?▾

French Polynesia's youth unemployment increased by 0.3% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2025?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2025 at 76.77%.

What is the youth unemployment of French Polynesia in 2025?▾

The youth unemployment of French Polynesia in 2025 was 36.57%. This ranked 170th globally.

How does 2025 compare to 2024 for French Polynesia's youth unemployment?▾

French Polynesia's youth unemployment went from 36.46% in 2024 to 36.57% in 2025, a 0.3% increase.

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