Demographics of French Polynesia

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1950| 61,000| —
1960| 79,000| +29.5%
1970| 111,000| +40.5%
1980| 151,000| +36.0%
1990| 195,000| +29.1%
2000| 238,000| +22.1%
2010| 271,000| +13.9%
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Demographics of French Polynesia

Demographic features of the population of French Polynesia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

## Births and deaths

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Year  | Population  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase  | Crude birth rate  | Crude death rate  | Rate of natural increase  | TFR

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1984  | 169,841  | 5,206  | 881  | 4,325  | 30.7  | 5.2  | 25.5  | 3.763
1985  | 174,342  | 5,417  | 980  | 4,437  | 31.1  | 5.6  | 25.5  | 3.792
1986  | 178,903  | 5,413  | 962  | 4,451  | 30.3  | 5.4  | 24.9  | 3.645
1987  | 183,435  | 5,418  | 1,040  | 4,378  | 29.5  | 5.7  | 23.8  | 3.527
1988  | 187,940  | 5,802  | 976  | 4,826  | 30.9  | 5.2  | 25.7  | 3.675
1989  | 192,235  | 5,513  | 1,077  | 4,436  | 28.7  | 5.6  | 23.1  | 3.418
1990  | 196,398  | 5,570  | 974  | 4,596  | 28.4  | 5.0  | 23.4  | 3.393
1991  | 200,535  | 5,409  | 1,010  | 4,399  | 27.0  | 5.0  | 22.0  | 3.213
1992  | 204,510  | 5,313  | 1,049  | 4,264  | 26.0  | 5.1  | 20.9  | 3.104
1993  | 208,408  | 5,299  | 1,051  | 4,248  | 25.4  | 5.0  | 20.4  | 3.049
1994  | 212,185  | 5,110  | 1,070  | 4,040  | 24.1  | 5.0  | 19.1  | 2.902
1995  | 215,736  | 4,904  | 1,097  | 3,807  | 22.7  | 5.1  | 17.6  | 2.734
1996  | 219,150  | 4,847  | 1,019  | 3,828  | 22.1  | 4.6  | 17.5  | 2.681
1997  | 222,878  | 4,702  | 1,079  | 3,623  | 21.1  | 4.8  | 16.3  | 2.567
1998  | 226,851  | 4,564  | 1,102  | 3,462  | 20.1  | 4.9  | 15.2  | 2.458
1999  | 230,921  | 4,835  | 1,005  | 3,830  | 20.9  | 4.4  | 16.5  | 2.564
2000  | 235,213  | 4,933  | 1,020  | 3,913  | 21.0  | 4.3  | 16.7  | 2.574
2001  | 239,451  | 4,873  | 1,154  | 3,719  | 20.4  | 4.8  | 15.6  | 2.494
2002  | 243,241  | 4,759  | 1,108  | 3,651  | 19.6  | 4.6  | 15.0  | 2.404
2003  | 246,555  | 4,497  | 1,109  | 3,388  | 18.3  | 4.5  | 13.8  | 2.235
2004  | 249,714  | 4,426  | 1,106  | 3,320  | 17.7  | 4.4  | 13.3  | 2.180
2005  | 252,794  | 4,461  | 1,224  | 3,237  | 17.7  | 4.8  | 12.9  | 2.166
2006  | 255,945  | 4,591  | 1,134  | 3,457  | 18.0  | 4.4  | 13.6  | 2.197
2007  | 258,929  | 4,426  | 1,190  | 3,236  | 17.1  | 4.6  | 12.5  | 2.104
2008  | 261,252  | 4,629  | 1,168  | 3,461  | 17.7  | 4.5  | 13.2  | 2.183
2009  | 263,117  | 4,542  | 1,262  | 3,280  | 17.3  | 4.8  | 12.5  | 2.140
2010  | 264,916  | 4,581  | 1,261  | 3,320  | 17.3  | 4.8  | 12.5  | 2.151
2011  | 266,639  | 4,357  | 1,242  | 3,115  | 16.3  | 4.7  | 11.6  | 2.037
2012  | 268,153  | 4,284  | 1,360  | 2,924  | 16.0  | 5.1  | 10.9  | 2.004
2013  | 269,714  | 4,182  | 1,445  | 2,737  | 15.5  | 5.4  | 10.1  | 1.950
2014  | 271,439  | 4,155  | 1,442  | 2,713  | 15.3  | 5.3  | 10.0  | 1.945
2015  | 273,043  | 3,892  | 1,409  | 2,483  | 14.2  | 5.2  | 9.0  | 1.828
2016  | 274,570  | 3,972  | 1,394  | 2,578  | 14.5  | 5.1  | 9.4  | 1.867
2017  | 275,696  | 3,824  | 1,609  | 2,215  | 13.9  | 5.8  | 8.1  | 1.806
2018  | 276,276  | 3,776  | 1,615  | 2,161  | 13.6  | 5.8  | 7.8  | 1.804
2019  | 276,672  | 3,557  | 1,563  | 1,994  | 12.8  | 5.6  | 7.2  | 1.724
2020  | 276,938  | 3,587  | 1,678  | 1,909  | 12.9  | 6.0  | 6.9  | 1.755
2021  | 276,814  | 3,489  | 2,271  | 1,218  | 12.5  | 8.1  | 4.4  | 1.726
2022  | 276,630  | 3,604  | 1,587  | 2,017  | 13.0  | 5.7  | 7.3  | 1.802

### Structure of the population

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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Post-censal estimates.): [4]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 141 479  | 137 970  | 279 448  | 100
0–4  | 8 334  | 7 742  | 16 076  | 5.75
5–9  | 10 391  | 9 721  | 20 112  | 7.20
10–14  | 11 259  | 10 710  | 21 969  | 7.86
15–19  | 11 055  | 10 655  | 21 710  | 7.77
20–24  | 10 126  | 9 582  | 19 708  | 7.05
25–29  | 9 892  | 9 878  | 19 770  | 7.07
30–34  | 11 185  | 11 240  | 22 424  | 8.02
35–39  | 10 934  | 11 189  | 22 123  | 7.92
40–44  | 10 019  | 9 915  | 19 934  | 7.13
45–49  | 9 807  | 9 623  | 19 430  | 6.95
50–54  | 9 960  | 9 466  | 19 426  | 6.95
55–59  | 8 621  | 8 165  | 16 785  | 6.01
60–64  | 6 804  | 6 348  | 13 152  | 4.71
65-69  | 5 425  | 5 156  | 10 581  | 3.79
70-74  | 3 299  | 3 338  | 6 636  | 2.37
75-79  | 2 353  | 2 478  | 4 831  | 1.73
80-84  | 1 274  | 1 539  | 2 813  | 1.01
85-89  | 573  | 874  | 1 446  | 0.52
90-94  | 145  | 262  | 407  | 0.15
95-99  | 22  | 79  | 101  | 0.04
100+  | 1  | 12  | 13  | <0.01
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 29 984  | 28 173  | 58 157  | 20.81
15–64  | 98 403  | 96 059  | 194 462  | 69.59
65+  | 13 092  | 13 738  | 26 830  | 9.60

## CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

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The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[5]

### Age structure

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* 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.)

### Population growth rate

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* 0.73%

### Birth rate

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* 13.47 births/1,000 population

### Death rate

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* 5.59 deaths/1,000 population

### Net migration rate

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* -0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population

### Sex ratio

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* 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
* total population: 1.05 male(s)/female

### Infant mortality rate

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* Total: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
* Male: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births
* Female: 3.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

### Life expectancy at birth

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* Total population: 78.43 years
* Male: 76.11 years
* Female: 80.86 years (2022 est.)

### Total fertility rate

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* 1.81 children born/woman

### Nationality

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

### Ethnic groups

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

### Religions

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* Protestant 54%
* Catholic 30%
* Other 10%
* No religion 6%

### Languages

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Languages of French Polynesia

Official| French, Tahitian
Indigenous| Austral, Mangareva, Marquesan, Rapa, Tahitian, Tuamotuan
Immigrant| Chinese, English
Foreign| English
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* French (official) 73,5%
* Tahitian (official) 20,1%
* Marquesan 2,6%
* Austral languages 1,2%
* Paumotu 1%
* other 1,6%

## See also

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* French Polynesia
* Europeans in Oceania
* Demographics of France

## References

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1. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". Esa.un.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
2. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
3. ^ "Données standard". Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
4. ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
5. ^ "Australia-Oceania :: FRENCH POLYNESIA". CIA The World Factbook. 14 December 2021.

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* Archipelagos :  Austral Islands
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* New Caledonia

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