French Polynesia People - 2024

Population

301,488 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: French Polynesian(s)

adjective: French Polynesian

Ethnic groups

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

Languages

French (official) 73.5%, Tahitian 20.1%, Marquesan 2.6%, Austral languages 1.2%, Paumotu 1%, other 1.6% (2017 est.)

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Religions

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

Age structure

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)

2023 population pyramids:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 45.6

youth dependency ratio: 31.6

elderly dependency ratio: 14

potential support ratio: 7.1 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 34.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.6 years

female: 35.1 years

Population growth rate

0.7% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

13.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 62.3% of total population (2023)

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

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

15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female

total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 76.4 years

female: 81.1 years

Total fertility rate

1.8 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.88 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 97% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 3% of population (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

27.2% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA