French Polynesia Population

Population now

288,118

World: 175th
Oceania: 8th

Male:	145,559	(50.52 %)
Female:	142,559	(49.48 %)

Births in 2025:	2,110
Deaths in 2025:	1,034

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	76.70 years
Female:	80.79 years
Total:	78.65 years
Median Age:	34.89 years

Birth Rate:	13.06
Death Rate:	6.40
Growth Rate:	1.04 %
Fertility Rate:	1.85

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

French Polynesia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	78k	40k	38k	1.06	2.75%	41.28	11.00	5.66	56.28	54.90	57.89	17.33	42.28%	18.74
1961	81k	41k	39k	1.06	2.76%	40.34	10.74	5.58	56.71	55.29	58.35	17.34	43.22%	19.37
1962	84k	43k	41k	1.06	2.76%	39.45	10.50	5.50	57.09	55.64	58.78	17.21	44.16%	20.07
1963	87k	45k	42k	1.06	2.76%	38.62	10.27	5.43	57.47	55.97	59.20	16.95	45.39%	20.84
1964	90k	46k	44k	1.05	2.77%	37.89	10.04	5.37	57.85	56.31	59.64	16.67	46.78%	21.63
1965	93k	48k	46k	1.05	2.80%	37.25	9.80	5.31	58.24	56.66	60.09	16.43	48.18%	22.42
1966	97k	50k	47k	1.05	2.85%	36.72	9.54	5.27	58.65	57.03	60.55	16.32	49.58%	23.21
1967	100k	51k	49k	1.05	2.90%	36.27	9.30	5.22	59.06	57.41	60.99	16.24	50.98%	24.00
1968	103k	53k	50k	1.05	2.95%	35.86	9.07	5.17	59.45	57.78	61.41	16.19	52.38%	24.80
1969	107k	55k	52k	1.05	3.01%	35.48	8.85	5.12	59.83	58.15	61.79	16.17	53.77%	25.63
1970	110k	57k	54k	1.05	3.06%	35.10	8.64	5.06	60.18	58.51	62.14	16.19	55.16%	26.52
1971	114k	59k	56k	1.05	3.11%	34.71	8.45	4.98	60.52	58.86	62.46	16.26	56.20%	27.45
1972	118k	61k	57k	1.06	3.15%	34.30	8.26	4.89	60.84	59.19	62.76	16.46	56.72%	28.42
1973	123k	63k	59k	1.07	3.19%	33.85	8.07	4.79	61.15	59.51	63.06	16.73	57.23%	29.43
1974	127k	66k	61k	1.07	3.23%	33.37	7.88	4.67	61.47	59.83	63.37	17.01	57.74%	30.46
1975	131k	68k	63k	1.08	3.28%	32.87	7.68	4.55	61.82	60.17	63.74	17.28	58.25%	31.49
1976	136k	70k	65k	1.08	3.33%	32.37	7.47	4.42	62.24	60.54	64.20	17.55	58.76%	32.53
1977	140k	73k	67k	1.08	3.40%	31.89	7.25	4.30	62.73	60.98	64.77	17.78	59.17%	33.57
1978	144k	75k	69k	1.08	3.48%	31.46	7.02	4.19	63.29	61.46	65.43	17.99	59.12%	34.62
1979	149k	77k	71k	1.08	3.59%	31.09	6.78	4.08	63.92	61.99	66.18	18.21	59.06%	35.69
1980	153k	80k	74k	1.08	3.71%	30.79	6.54	3.99	64.58	62.55	66.97	18.47	59.00%	36.79
1981	158k	82k	76k	1.09	3.85%	30.60	6.31	3.92	65.23	63.10	67.77	18.71	58.95%	37.91
1982	163k	85k	78k	1.09	3.99%	30.50	6.11	3.86	65.85	63.63	68.51	18.97	58.89%	39.04
1983	167k	88k	80k	1.09	4.13%	30.47	5.94	3.81	66.41	64.10	69.17	19.28	58.84%	40.19
1984	172k	90k	82k	1.1	4.26%	30.47	5.79	3.77	66.88	64.52	69.72	19.60	58.74%	41.34
1985	177k	93k	84k	1.1	4.36%	30.46	5.68	3.74	67.28	64.89	70.15	19.92	58.64%	42.48
1986	182k	95k	87k	1.1	4.41%	30.35	5.61	3.70	67.60	65.23	70.45	20.15	58.53%	43.63
1987	187k	97k	89k	1.09	4.43%	30.12	5.55	3.65	67.89	65.57	70.66	20.38	58.42%	44.78
1988	191k	100k	92k	1.09	4.40%	29.72	5.50	3.58	68.16	65.92	70.81	20.58	58.31%	45.90
1989	196k	102k	94k	1.09	4.33%	29.15	5.47	3.50	68.42	66.29	70.95	20.79	58.09%	46.97
1990	200k	104k	96k	1.08	4.23%	28.41	5.43	3.40	68.70	66.67	71.09	21.02	57.85%	47.97
1991	204k	106k	98k	1.08	4.12%	27.53	5.38	3.29	69.01	67.05	71.29	21.22	57.61%	48.89
1992	207k	108k	100k	1.08	3.99%	26.56	5.32	3.18	69.33	67.41	71.57	21.51	57.37%	49.73
1993	211k	109k	101k	1.08	3.87%	25.56	5.25	3.06	69.68	67.75	71.92	21.84	57.12%	50.55
1994	214k	111k	103k	1.08	3.76%	24.57	5.16	2.95	70.04	68.05	72.36	22.16	56.88%	51.40
1995	218k	113k	105k	1.08	3.66%	23.63	5.07	2.84	70.43	68.33	72.87	22.46	56.64%	52.33
1996	222k	115k	107k	1.08	3.56%	22.76	4.99	2.75	70.82	68.60	73.41	22.92	56.39%	53.35
1997	227k	117k	109k	1.07	3.48%	21.98	4.91	2.66	71.20	68.86	73.94	23.36	56.29%	54.44
1998	232k	120k	112k	1.07	3.39%	21.29	4.85	2.59	71.58	69.14	74.44	23.79	56.21%	55.57
1999	236k	122k	115k	1.06	3.30%	20.69	4.81	2.52	71.95	69.43	74.89	24.23	56.13%	56.69
2000	241k	124k	117k	1.06	3.21%	20.17	4.79	2.46	72.30	69.75	75.29	24.64	56.05%	57.76
2001	245k	126k	119k	1.06	3.13%	19.73	4.78	2.42	72.66	70.11	75.63	24.84	55.97%	58.78
2002	249k	128k	121k	1.05	3.05%	19.34	4.77	2.37	73.02	70.50	75.94	25.08	55.89%	59.75
2003	253k	130k	123k	1.05	2.98%	18.98	4.77	2.33	73.38	70.91	76.24	25.38	56.24%	60.64
2004	256k	131k	125k	1.05	2.91%	18.64	4.77	2.29	73.75	71.34	76.52	25.71	56.83%	61.43
2005	259k	133k	126k	1.05	2.84%	18.30	4.77	2.25	74.12	71.77	76.80	26.06	57.42%	62.10
2006	261k	134k	127k	1.05	2.75%	17.98	4.79	2.22	74.47	72.19	77.07	26.48	58.00%	62.64
2007	263k	135k	128k	1.05	2.66%	17.66	4.82	2.18	74.79	72.57	77.33	26.89	58.59%	63.05
2008	264k	135k	129k	1.05	2.57%	17.37	4.87	2.15	75.09	72.90	77.57	27.31	59.17%	63.37
2009	265k	136k	129k	1.05	2.46%	17.08	4.93	2.12	75.36	73.20	77.80	27.73	59.74%	63.66
2010	266k	136k	130k	1.05	2.35%	16.80	5.01	2.10	75.61	73.46	78.03	28.16	60.32%	63.94
2011	268k	137k	131k	1.05	2.24%	16.53	5.10	2.07	75.84	73.69	78.25	28.58	60.89%	64.24
2012	269k	137k	132k	1.04	2.13%	16.26	5.19	2.05	76.07	73.93	78.47	29.04	61.46%	64.55
2013	270k	138k	133k	1.04	2.04%	16.00	5.27	2.03	76.31	74.16	78.69	29.56	61.58%	64.87
2014	272k	138k	134k	1.03	1.94%	15.74	5.35	2.01	76.55	74.41	78.91	30.03	61.63%	65.21
2015	273k	139k	134k	1.03	1.85%	15.47	5.42	1.99	76.79	74.67	79.13	30.47	61.68%	65.54
2016	275k	139k	135k	1.03	1.77%	15.21	5.49	1.97	77.02	74.92	79.34	30.99	61.73%	65.89
2017	276k	140k	136k	1.03	1.68%	14.95	5.57	1.96	77.25	75.17	79.54	31.41	61.78%	66.26
2018	278k	141k	137k	1.03	1.60%	14.68	5.65	1.94	77.46	75.40	79.73	31.80	61.83%	66.64
2019	279k	141k	138k	1.03	1.51%	14.43	5.74	1.93	77.66	75.61	79.90	32.18	61.90%	67.02
2020	281k	142k	139k	1.03	1.43%	14.18	5.84	1.91	77.84	75.81	80.06	32.60	61.98%	67.41
2021	283k	143k	140k	1.03	1.43%	14.18	5.84	1.91	77.84	75.81	80.06	32.92	62.07%	67.80
2022	284k	144k	140k	1.03	1.43%	14.18	5.84	1.91	77.84	75.81	80.06	33.69	62.17%	68.15
2023	286k	145k	141k	1.03	1.19%	13.51	6.18	1.87	78.33	76.34	80.50	33.95	62.29%	68.63
2024	287k	145k	142k	1.02	1.11%	13.28	6.29	1.86	78.49	76.52	80.64	34.64	62.42%	68.87
2025	289k	146k	143k	1.02	1.04%	13.06	6.40	1.85	78.65	76.70	80.79	34.89	62.56%	69.35

French Polynesia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	291k	147k	144k	1.02	0.98%	12.89	6.52	1.84	78.82	76.88	80.93	35.23	62.72%	69.83
2027	292k	147k	145k	1.01	0.92%	12.72	6.64	1.83	78.99	77.07	81.08	35.33	62.89%	70.07
2028	294k	148k	146k	1.01	0.86%	12.55	6.75	1.82	79.15	77.25	81.22	35.50	63.08%	70.55
2029	295k	149k	146k	1.02	0.80%	12.38	6.87	1.81	79.32	77.44	81.37	36.05	63.28%	70.79
2030	297k	149k	147k	1.01	0.75%	12.21	6.99	1.80	79.49	77.62	81.51	36.54	63.49%	71.27
2031	298k	150k	148k	1.01	0.70%	12.08	7.12	1.79	79.66	77.81	81.65	36.45	63.71%	71.51
2032	299k	151k	149k	1.01	0.65%	11.95	7.26	1.78	79.82	77.99	81.78	36.80	63.95%	71.75
2033	301k	151k	149k	1.01	0.60%	11.83	7.39	1.78	79.99	78.18	81.92	37.14	64.20%	72.23
2034	302k	152k	150k	1.01	0.55%	11.70	7.53	1.77	80.15	78.36	82.05	37.40	64.46%	72.47
2035	303k	152k	151k	1.01	0.51%	11.57	7.66	1.76	80.32	78.55	82.19	37.72	64.73%	72.71
2036	304k	153k	151k	1.01	0.47%	11.46	7.81	1.75	80.49	78.74	82.32	37.74	65.01%	72.95
2037	305k	153k	152k	1.01	0.43%	11.35	7.96	1.75	80.65	78.93	82.46	38.19	65.31%	73.19
2038	306k	154k	152k	1.01	0.39%	11.24	8.11	1.74	80.82	79.12	82.59	38.42	65.62%	73.43
2039	307k	154k	153k	1.01	0.35%	11.13	8.26	1.74	80.98	79.31	82.73	38.81	65.94%	73.67
2040	308k	154k	153k	1.01	0.31%	11.02	8.41	1.73	81.15	79.50	82.86	39.12	66.27%	73.91
2041	308k	155k	154k	1.01	0.28%	10.92	8.56	1.72	81.31	79.69	82.99	39.25	66.62%	73.91
2042	309k	155k	154k	1.01	0.24%	10.81	8.72	1.72	81.47	79.88	83.12	39.67	66.97%	74.15
2043	309k	155k	154k	1.01	0.21%	10.71	8.87	1.71	81.64	80.06	83.25	39.79	67.33%	74.15
2044	310k	155k	155k	1	0.17%	10.60	9.03	1.71	81.80	80.25	83.38	40.21	67.71%	74.39
2045	310k	155k	155k	1	0.14%	10.50	9.18	1.70	81.96	80.44	83.51	40.46	68.08%	74.39
2046	310k	155k	155k	1	0.12%	10.41	9.33	1.70	82.12	80.63	83.64	40.62	68.45%	74.39
2047	311k	155k	155k	1	0.09%	10.32	9.48	1.70	82.28	80.82	83.77	41.17	68.81%	74.63
2048	311k	155k	155k	1	0.06%	10.23	9.62	1.69	82.44	81.00	83.89	41.55	69.18%	74.63
2049	311k	155k	155k	1	0.04%	10.14	9.77	1.69	82.60	81.19	84.02	41.70	69.54%	74.63
2050	311k	155k	155k	1	0.01%	10.05	9.92	1.69	82.76	81.38	84.15	42.00	69.90%	74.63

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