Population: 215,129 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.25% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 27.75 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 5.27 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.54 years
male: 68.14 years
female: 73.06 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.31 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian

Ethnic divisions: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%

Religions: Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16%

Languages: French (official), Tahitian (official)

Literacy: age 14 and over but definition of literacy not available (1977)
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98%
Labor force: 76,630 employed (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.