Life expectancy at birth, total in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 84.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in French Polynesia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in French Polynesia is 84.19 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in French Polynesia peaked at 84.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.45 years, in 1960.
French Polynesia ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9 years | 59.45 years | 62.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.24 years | 62.49 years | 66.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.69 years | 67.41 years | 73.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.06 years | 73.91 years | 78.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.92 years | 79 years | 80.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.22 years | 81.14 years | 83.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.83 years | 79.57 years | 84.19 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,849 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in French Polynesia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in French Polynesia was 84.19 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.45 years in 1960.
- How does French Polynesia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- French Polynesia ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.