French Polynesia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

287,032 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 24.3% (male 35,631/female 34,097)
15-64 years: 68.9% (male 102,537/female 95,317)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 9,821/female 9,629) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 29.1 years
male: 29.4 years
female: 28.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.391% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

15.91 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

4.73 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.71 years
male: 74.26 years
female: 79.29 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian

Ethnic groups

Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%

Religions

Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%

Languages

French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)

Literacy

definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)

Education expenditures

NA