French Polynesia People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

297,154 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: French Polynesian(s)

adjective: French Polynesian

Ethnic groups

Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%

Languages

French (official) 70%, Polynesian (official) 28.2%, other 1.8% (2012 est.)

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Religions

Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.69% (male 32,920/female 31,100)

15-24 years: 14.72% (male 22,640/female 20,793)

25-54 years: 44.24% (male 66,921/female 63,636)

55-64 years: 10.31% (male 15,610/female 14,823)

65 years and over: 9.04% (male 12,854/female 13,824) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 45.5

youth dependency ratio: 32.3

elderly dependency ratio: 13.2

potential support ratio: 7.6 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 33.3 years

male: 33 years

female: 33.5 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.75% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

13.69 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

5.51 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island - Tahiti - with approximately 70% of the nation's population

Urbanization

urban population: 62.1% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female

total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.19 years

male: 75.86 years

female: 80.63 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.82 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Physicians density

2.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 96.9% of population

unimproved: total: 3.1% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 56.7%

male: 54.5%

female: 59.7% (2012 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.