Population: 195,046 (July 1991), growth rate 2.5% (1991)

Birth rate: 31 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 22 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 66 years male, 71 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.9 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

Religion: mainly Christian; Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16%

Language: French (official), Tahitian

Literacy: 98% (male 98%, female 98%) age 14 and over but definition of literacy not available (1977)

Labor force: 76,630 employed (1988)

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.