Demographics of French Polynesia

Demographic features of the population of French Polynesia include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects.

## Population

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Census population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1907 | 30,600| —
1911 | 31,900| +1.05%
1921 | 31,600| −0.09%
1926 | 35,900| +2.58%
1931 | 40,400| +2.39%
1936 | 44,000| +1.72%
1941 | 51,200| +3.08%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1946 | 58,200| +2.60%
1951| 63,300| +1.69%
1956| 76,323| +3.81%
1962| 84,551| +1.72%
1971| 119,168| +3.89%
1977| 137,382| +2.40%
1983| 166,753| +3.28%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1988| 188,814| +2.52%
1996| 219,521| +1.90%
2002| 245,516| +1.88%
2007| 259,596| +1.12%
2012| 268,270| +0.66%
2017| 275,918| +0.56%
2022| 278,786| +0.21%
Official figures from past censuses.
Demographics of French Polynesia

### Structure of the population

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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Post-censal estimates.): [1]

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

## Vital statistics

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### Births and deaths

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[2][3]

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

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1945 |  | 2,025 | 843 | 1,182 |  |  |  |
1946 |  | 2,288 | 1,081 | 1,207 |  |  |  |
1947 |  | 2,210 | 1,201 | 1,009 |  |  |  |
1948 |  | 2,378 | 1,068 | 1,310 |  |  |  |
1949 |  | 2,457 | 978 | 1,479 |  |  |  |
1950 |  | 2,489 | 1,131 | 1,358 |  |  |  |
1951 |  | 2,295 | 1,626 | 669 |  |  |  |
1952 |  | 2,902 | 948 | 1,954 |  |  |  |
1953 |  | 2,892 | 945 | 1,947 |  |  |  |
1954 |  | 3,019 | 838 | 2,181 |  |  |  |
1955 |  | 3,217 | 841 | 2,376 |  |  |  |
1956 |  | 3,403 | 837 | 2,566 |  |  |  |
1957 |  | 3,296 | 901 | 2,395 |  |  |  |
1958 |  | 3,081 | 920 | 2,161 |  |  |  |
1959 |  | 3,486 | 832 | 2,654 |  |  |  |
1960 |  | 3,624 | 936 | 2,688 |  |  |  |
1961 |  | 3,502 | 1,041 | 2,461 |  |  |  |
1962 |  | 3,797 | 787 | 3,010 |  |  |  |
1963 |  | 3,912 | 884 | 3,028 |  |  |  |
1964 |  | 4,177 | 912 | 3,265 |  |  |  |
1965 |  | 4,266 | 1,030 | 3,236 |  |  |  |
1966 |  | 4,071 | 1,090 | 2,981 |  |  |  |
1967 |  | 4,819 | 973 | 3,846 |  |  |  |
1968 |  | 4,567 | 968 | 3,599 |  |  |  |
1969 |  | 4,597 | 977 | 3,620 |  |  |  |
1970 |  | 4,390 | 1,065 | 3,325 |  |  |  |
1971 |  | 4,368 | 1,018 | 3,350 |  |  |  |
1972 |  | 4,334 | 958 | 3,376 |  |  |  |
1973 |  | 4,202 | 940 | 3,262 |  |  |  |
1974 |  | 4,307 | 896 | 3,411 |  |  |  |
1975 |  | 4,404 | 953 | 3,451 |  |  |  |
1976 |  | 4,252 | 1,047 | 3,205 |  |  |  |
1977 |  | 4,393 | 983 | 3,410 |  |  |  |
1978 |  | 4,272 | 1,120 | 3,152 |  |  |  |
1979 |  | 4,331 | 1,020 | 3,311 |  |  |  |
1980 |  | 4,544 | 1,005 | 3,539 |  |  |  |
1981 |  | 4,771 | 966 | 3,805 |  |  |  |
1982 |  | 4,818 | 1,008 | 3,810 |  |  |  |
1983 |  | 5,008 | 935 | 4,073 |  |  |  |
1984  | 169,841  | 5,206  | 881  | 4,325  | 30.7  | 5.2  | 25.5  | 3.762
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  | 3.674
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  | 3.394
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  | 2.682
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  | 2.457
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  | 2.495
2002  | 243,241  | 4,759  | 1,108  | 3,651  | 19.6  | 4.6  | 15.0  | 2.405
2003  | 246,555  | 4,497  | 1,109  | 3,388  | 18.3  | 4.5  | 13.8  | 2.236
2004  | 249,714  | 4,426  | 1,106  | 3,320  | 17.7  | 4.4  | 13.3  | 2.181
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  | 2.198
2007  | 258,929  | 4,426  | 1,190  | 3,236  | 17.1  | 4.6  | 12.5  | 2.103
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  | 2.152
2011  | 266,639  | 4,357  | 1,242  | 3,115  | 16.3  | 4.7  | 11.7  | 2.037
2012  | 268,153  | 4,284  | 1,360  | 2,924  | 16.0  | 5.1  | 10.9  | 2.004
2013  | 269,713  | 4,182  | 1,445  | 2,737  | 15.5  | 5.4  | 10.1  | 1.950
2014  | 271,438  | 4,159  | 1,442  | 2,717  | 15.3  | 5.3  | 10.0  | 1.947
2015  | 273,042  | 3,893  | 1,409  | 2,484  | 14.3  | 5.2  | 9.1  | 1.829
2016  | 274,570  | 3,976  | 1,394  | 2,582  | 14.5  | 5.1  | 9.4  | 1.869
2017  | 275,764  | 3,826  | 1,612  | 2,214  | 13.9  | 5.8  | 8.0  | 1.806
2018  | 276,615  | 3,817  | 1,618  | 2,199  | 13.8  | 5.8  | 7.9  | 1.820
2019  | 277,413  | 3,647  | 1,626  | 2,021  | 13.1  | 5.9  | 7.3  | 1.759
2020  | 278,117  | 3,731  | 1,711  | 2,020  | 13.4  | 6.2  | 7.3  | 1.812
2021  | 278,516  | 3,726  | 2,311  | 1,415  | 13.4  | 8.3  | 5.1  | 1.824
2022  | 278,770  | 3,639  | 1,681  | 1,958  | 13.1  | 6.0  | 7.0  | 1.796
2023  | 279,182  | 3,516  | 1,775  | 1,741  | 12.6  | 6.4  | 6.2  | 1.761
2024  |  | 3,270  | 1,832  | 1,438  | 11.7  |  |  | 1.663

## Ethnic groups

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

## 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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AZERTY, QWERTY

* French (official) 73.5%
* Tahitian (official) 20.1%
* Marquesan 2.6%
* Austral languages 1.2%
* Paumotu 1%
* other 1.6%

## Religion

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

## See also

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* French Polynesia
* Europeans in Oceania
* Demographics of France

## References

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1. ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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.

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French Polynesia articles

* Archipelagos : Austral Islands
* Gambier Islands
* Marquesas Islands
* Society Islands
* Leeward Islands
* Windward Islands
* Tuamotus Islands

History|

* Marquesas
* Polynesian people
* Kingdom of Tahiti
* Monarchs
* Pōmare dynasty
* Kingdom of Bora Bora
* Monarchs
* Monarchs of Huahine
* House of Teururai
* Monarchs of Raiatea
* Franco-Tahitian War
* Jarnac Convention
* Annexation of the Leeward Islands by France
* Bombardment of Papeete

Geography|

* Administrative divisions
* Climate
* Cities and towns
* Volcanoes
* Wildlife

Politics|

* Elections
* High Commissioner
* Assembly
* Political parties
* President
* Vice-President

Economy|

* CFP franc (currency)
* Telecommunications
* Transport

Culture|

* Anthem
* Category
* Coat of arms
* Dance
* Demographics
* Education
* Flag
* Languages
* Music
* Order of Tahiti Nui
* Mythology
* Polynesians
* Religion
* Sports

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Demographics of French overseas departments and territories

Overseas departments|

* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Mayotte
* Réunion

Overseas collectivities|

* French Polynesia
* St. Barthélemy
* St. Martin
* St. Pierre and Miquelon
* Wallis and Futuna

Special status|

* New Caledonia

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Demographics of Oceania

Sovereign states|

* Australia
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* Indonesia
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Timor-Leste
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Associated states
of New Zealand|

* Cook Islands
* Niue

Dependencies
and other territories|

* American Samoa
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Easter Island
* French Polynesia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* New Caledonia
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Pitcairn Islands
* Tokelau
* Wallis and Futuna

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