| Population | 297,154 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% |
| Languages | French (official) 70%, Polynesian (official) 28.2%, other 1.8% (2012 est.) major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.69% (male 32,920/female 31,100) 15-24 years: 14.72% (male 22,640/female 20,793) 25-54 years: 44.24% (male 66,921/female 63,636) 55-64 years: 10.31% (male 15,610/female 14,823) 65 years and over: 9.04% (male 12,854/female 13,824) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 45.5 youth dependency ratio: 32.3 elderly dependency ratio: 13.2 potential support ratio: 7.6 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33.3 years male: 33 years female: 33.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.75% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.69 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.51 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island - Tahiti - with approximately 70% of the nation's population |
| Urbanization | urban population: 62.1% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.19 years male: 75.86 years female: 80.63 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.82 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Physicians density | 2.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 96.9% of population unimproved: total: 3.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
