Population in French Polynesia 180 indicators covering population for French Polynesia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population: comparison of UN projections 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 186th Birth rate 10.91 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 30.6% 154th Number of births, by world region 3,066 births 2023 down 29.0% 189th Annual change in population 737 people 2023 down 55.2% 169th Population 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 187th Number of children under 15, by world region 55,476 people 2023 down 19.0% 186th Population by age group 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 186th Life expectancy by sex 86.51 years 2023 up 2.2% 7th Total dependency ratio 43.8% 2023 down 5.9% 200th Youth dependency ratio 28.4% 2023 down 22.3% 141st Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 30,142 people 2023 up 60.6% 180th Population by age group 30,142 people 2023 up 60.6% 180th Population growth rate with and without migration 0.2% 2023 down 61.5% 165th Median age vs. births per woman 34.79 years 2023 up 20.5% 100th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 30,142 people 2023 up 60.6% 180th The global population hockey stick 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 187th Number of births 3,066 births 2023 down 29.0% 189th Population 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 186th Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 55,476 people 2023 down 19.0% 186th Population 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 187th Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 — 132nd Population by age group 15,091 people 2023 down 34.2% 189th Share of births by age of mother 8.4% 2023 down 21.2% 107th Birth rate 10.91 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 30.6% 154th Birth rate by women's age group 24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 38.8% 128th Has the population peaked? 281,125 people 2023 up 2.3% 186th Life expectancy at birth, total 84.07 years 2023 up 2.6% 5th Fertility rate, total 1.5 births per woman 2023 down 22.5% 154th Total population by age 1.91 2023 up 60.2% 180th Population density of the capital city 1,985 people per km² 2100 down 3.3% 185th PPP conversion factor, private consumption 101.87 LCU per international $ 2021 down 14.8% 52nd Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 6.98 2024 up 0.2% 105th Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 100 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0 2024 — 131st Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 18.6 2024 up 0.2% 138th Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 2.49 2024 up 9.6% 95th Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 0 2024 — 176th Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 97.51 2024 down 0.1% 92nd Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 97.51 2024 down 0.1% 127th Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 0 2024 down 100.0% 192nd Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 78.91 2024 up 0.2% 18th People using improved sanitation facilities 274,790 people 2024 up 1.8% 182nd Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2024 down 100.0% 134th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 107,288 people 2020 down 4.5% 170th Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 31.9% 2020 down 1.8% 132nd Share of population living in cities 31.9% 2020 down 1.8% 132nd Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 61.6% 2020 up 5.3% 174th Share of population living in rural areas 38.4% 2020 down 7.4% 63rd Share of urban population who live in the largest city 51.8% 2020 down 6.8% 23rd Share of population living in the capital city 31.9% 2020 down 1.8% 31st New internal displacements 42 2025 down 96.3% 148th Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 24.29 per 1,000 population 2022 down 40.2% 115th Prison population rate 200 prisoners per 100,000 people 2024 up 28.2% 70th Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0.28 per 1,000 population 2022 — 102nd Share of urban population living in slums 2.5% 2024 up 9.7% 131st International migrants, by country of destination 30,099 2024 up 0.1% 181st Total number of international immigrants 30,099 immigrants 2024 up 0.1% 181st Share of the population born in another country 10.7% 2024 down 1.3% 92nd Replacement-level fertility rate 2.08 2010 down 0.5% 148th Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis 26,034 people 2024 down 90.2% 57th ← Previous Page 3 of 3