French Polynesia
Population 2026
283,086
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.22%
- Density
- 80 per km²
- Land area
- 3,521 km²
- Capital
- Papeete
- Currency
- Franc (XPF)
- Official languages
- FR-PF, TY
- Urban population
- 61.8%
- Continent
- OC
Demographics
- Births
- 2,9162026
- Deaths
- 1,1742026
- Birth rate
- 10.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 3.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.49
- Life expectancy
- 84.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 36.7
- Net migration
- -1,199
Age distribution
- 0–1418.5%
- 15–6469.6%
- 65+11.9%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $6.3B
- GDP per capita
- $22.4K
- GDP growth
- +1.1%
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- 11.7%
- Exports
- $1.2B
- Imports
- $2.9B
- Tourism receipts
- 65.1%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.2%
- Industry10.6%
- Manufacturing4.7%
- Services75.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture1.9%
- Industry14.3%
- Services83.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FaaaÎles du Vent | 29,8512024 |
| 2 | PapeeteÎles du Vent | 26,3572024 |
| 3 | PunaauiaÎles du Vent | 25,7502024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 283,086 | 2.9K | 1.2K |
| 2020 | 279,218 | 3.3K | 1.1K |
| 2010 | 270,590 | 4.8K | 798 |
| 2000 | 240,346 | 5.1K | 624 |
| 1990 | 203,780 | 5.9K | 717 |
| 1980 | 156,485 | 4.7K | 841 |
| 1970 | 114,027 | 4.3K | 876 |
| 1960 | 83,689 | 3.5K | 813 |
| 1950 | 64,360 | 2.5K | 896 |