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French Polynesia

Polynesia · Part of France (overseas collectivity) · Capital: Papeete

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French Polynesia has 1,373 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 81 people per km² of land.

Population

2000–2025

240k260k280k300k2000: 240k2001: 244k2002: 248k2003: 252k2004: 256k2005: 260k2006: 263k2007: 266k2008: 268k2009: 270k2010: 271k2011: 272k2012: 273k2013: 275k2014: 276k2015: 278k2016: 279k2017: 280k2018: 280k2019: 279k2020: 279k2021: 280k2022: 280k2023: 281k2024: 281k2025: 282k200020032006200920122015201820212025
People by year

GDP per person (US$, current prices)

2005–2024

07,50015.0k22.5k30.0k2005: 21.9k2006: 22.3k2007: 24.9k2008: 26.5k2009: 24.5k2010: 22.5k2011: 22.9k2012: 20.9k2013: 21.9k2014: 22.2k2015: 19.2k2016: 19.7k2017: 20.9k2018: 21.9k2019: 21.6k2020: 20.1k2021: 21.6k2022: 20.0k2023: 21.9k2024: 22.6k2005200720092011201320152017201920212024
US$ by year

Overseas visitors per year

2005–2025

075.0k150k225k300k2005: 174k2006: 233k2007: 243k2008: 227k2009: 190k2010: 179k2011: 196k2012: 209k2013: 214k2014: 228k2015: 239k2016: 241k2017: 254k2018: 263k2019: 237k2020: 77.0k2021: 82.5k2022: 219k2023: 262k2024: 264k2025: 281k20052008201120142017202020232025
Visitors by year

Life expectancy of women at birth

2000–2024

747678802000: 75.32001: 74.82002: 76.12003: 762004: 76.62005: 762006: 76.52007: 77.22008: 77.62009: 77.12010: 77.82011: 78.32012: 782013: 77.32014: 77.62015: 77.92016: 78.62017: 77.62018: 78.42019: 78.52020: 79.12023: 78.92024: 79.120002003200620092012201520182024
Years by year

People

Population
282,1472025, estimate
Population growth per year
0.2%2025, estimate
People per km² of land
812025, estimate
Median age
36 years2025, estimate
Children (0–14)share of the population
19%2025, estimate
Youth (15–24)share of the population
15%2025, estimate
Aged 60 and overshare of the population
17%2025, estimate
Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
56%2025, estimate

Health

Life expectancy, women
79.1 years2024
Life expectancy, men
74.5 years2024
Births per woman
1.72020
Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
27.82020
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
7.62017
Births per 1,000 people
12.72020
Deaths per 1,000 people
5.92020

Economy

GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
US$6.3 billion2024
GDP per person
US$22,5502024
Inflation
1.3%2025, estimate
Exports of goods
US$132 million2022
Imports of goods
US$2.2 billion2022
Trade balance
−US$2.1 billion2022
Government revenueshare of GDP
29.3%2017
Overseas visitors per year
281,2272025

Land and sea

Land area
3,471 km²2025, estimate
Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
4,767,240 km²2021
Highest point above sea level
2,241 m2021

Happening nearby now

Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Papeete, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.

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Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.