301,488 (2023 est.)
noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
French (official) 73.5%, Tahitian 20.1%, Marquesan 2.6%, Austral languages 1.2%, Paumotu 1%, other 1.6% (2017 est.)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
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Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
0-14 years: 20.62% (male 31,923/female 30,250)
15-64 years: 68.79% (male 106,657/female 100,731)
65 years and over: 10.59% (2023 est.) (male 15,567/female 16,360)
total dependency ratio: 45.6
youth dependency ratio: 31.6
elderly dependency ratio: 14
potential support ratio: 7.1 (2021 est.)
total: 33.3 years
male: 33 years
female: 33.5 years (2020 est.)
0.7% (2023 est.)
13.22 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
5.67 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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
urban population: 62.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
total: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
total population: 78.66 years
male: 76.36 years
female: 81.08 years (2023 est.)
1.8 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.88 (2023 est.)
N/A
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
N/A
N/A
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 97% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 3% of population (2020 est.)
N/A
27.2% (2023 est.)
N/A
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total: 38.9%
male: 35.4%
female: 43.9% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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