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French Polynesia
Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynésie française
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Languages
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)
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Religions
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
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
total population
1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.95 male(s)/female
Birth rate
12.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
35 years
total
35.8 years (2025 est.)
female
35.6 years
Population
male
156,084
total
305,507 (2025 est.)
female
149,423
Nationality
noun
French Polynesian(s)
adjective
French Polynesian
Urbanization
urban population
62.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
20.3% (male 31,659/female 30,006)
15-64 years
68.7% (male 107,162/female 101,228)
65 years and over
11% (2024 est.) (male 16,317/female 17,168)
Ethnic groups
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
46 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
29.3 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
6 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
16.8 (2025 est.)
Physician density
0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Net migration rate
-0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.78 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
total
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.63% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.87 (2025 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
Life expectancy at birth
male
76.6 years
female
81.3 years
total population
78.9 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 97% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 3% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
66.8% (2017 est.)