French Polynesia's population rose from 225,489 in 1996 to 282,465 in 2025.
French Polynesia · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
French Polynesia's population growth fell from 1.5 % in 1996 to 0.2 % in 2025.
French Polynesia's population density rose from 59.8 in 1994 to 81.0 in 2023.
French Polynesia's population, female (% of total) rose from 48.7 % in 1996 to 49.5 % in 2025.
French Polynesia's urbanisation rose from 56.4 % in 1996 to 61.8 % in 2025.
French Polynesia's urban population rose from 127,118 in 1996 to 174,446 in 2025.
French Polynesia's rural population rose from 98,371 in 1996 to 108,019 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.7 %153rd of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −2.0 %144th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +4.4 %208th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.1 %96th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.6 yrs84th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.6 pts133rd of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.0 pts29th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.6 pts86th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.0 pts189th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.9 pts87th of 217
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- Net migrationup +4.9 %113th of 217
- Migrant stockdown −0.1 pts78th of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs7th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs5th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs11th of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data