# Demographics of French Polynesia

Demographic features of the population of French Polynesia include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1907 | 30,600 | — |
| 1911 | 31,900 | +1.05% |
| 1921 | 31,600 | −0.09% |
| 1926 | 35,900 | +2.58% |
| 1931 | 40,400 | +2.39% |
| 1936 | 44,000 | +1.72% |
| 1941 | 51,200 | +3.08% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1946 | 58,200 | +2.60% |
| 1951 | 63,300 | +1.69% |
| 1956 | 76,323 | +3.81% |
| 1962 | 84,551 | +1.72% |
| 1971 | 119,168 | +3.89% |
| 1977 | 137,382 | +2.40% |
| 1983 | 166,753 | +3.28% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1988 | 188,814 | +2.52% |
| 1996 | 219,521 | +1.90% |
| 2002 | 245,516 | +1.88% |
| 2007 | 259,596 | +1.12% |
| 2012 | 268,270 | +0.66% |
| 2017 | 275,918 | +0.56% |
| 2022 | 278,786 | +0.21% |
Official figures from past censuses. :

### Structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 141 479 | 137 970 | 279 448 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 8 334 | 7 742 | 16 076 | 5.75 |
| 5–9 | 10 391 | 9 721 | 20 112 | 7.20 |
| 10–14 | 11 259 | 10 710 | 21 969 | 7.86 |
| 15–19 | 11 055 | 10 655 | 21 710 | 7.77 |
| 20–24 | 10 126 | 9 582 | 19 708 | 7.05 |
| 25–29 | 9 892 | 9 878 | 19 770 | 7.07 |
| 30–34 | 11 185 | 11 240 | 22 424 | 8.02 |
| 35–39 | 10 934 | 11 189 | 22 123 | 7.92 |
| 40–44 | 10 019 | 9 915 | 19 934 | 7.13 |
| 45–49 | 9 807 | 9 623 | 19 430 | 6.95 |
| 50–54 | 9 960 | 9 466 | 19 426 | 6.95 |
| 55–59 | 8 621 | 8 165 | 16 785 | 6.01 |
| 60–64 | 6 804 | 6 348 | 13 152 | 4.71 |
| 65–69 | 5 425 | 5 156 | 10 581 | 3.79 |
| 70–74 | 3 299 | 3 338 | 6 636 | 2.37 |
| 75–79 | 2 353 | 2 478 | 4 831 | 1.73 |
| 80–84 | 1 274 | 1 539 | 2 813 | 1.01 |
| 85–89 | 573 | 874 | 1 446 | 0.52 |
| 90–94 | 145 | 262 | 407 | 0.15 |
| 95–99 | 22 | 79 | 101 | 0.04 |
| 100+ | 1 | 12 | 13 | <0.01 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 29 984 | 28 173 | 58 157 | 20.81 |
| 15–64 | 98 403 | 96 059 | 194 462 | 69.59 |
| 65+ | 13 092 | 13 738 | 26 830 | 9.60 |

## Vital statistics
### Births and deaths

| Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural change | TFR |
| 1945 | | 2,025 | 843 | 1,182 | | | | |
| 1946 | | 2,288 | 1,081 | 1,207 | | | | |
| 1947 | | 2,210 | 1,201 | 1,009 | | | | |
| 1948 | | 2,378 | 1,068 | 1,310 | | | | |
| 1949 | | 2,457 | 978 | 1,479 | | | | |
| 1950 | | 2,489 | 1,131 | 1,358 | | | | |
| 1951 | | 2,295 | 1,626 | 669 | | | | |
| 1952 | | 2,902 | 948 | 1,954 | | | | |
| 1953 | | 2,892 | 945 | 1,947 | | | | |
| 1954 | | 3,019 | 838 | 2,181 | | | | |
| 1955 | | 3,217 | 841 | 2,376 | | | | |
| 1956 | | 3,403 | 837 | 2,566 | | | | |
| 1957 | | 3,296 | 901 | 2,395 | | | | |
| 1958 | | 3,081 | 920 | 2,161 | | | | |
| 1959 | | 3,486 | 832 | 2,654 | | | | |
| 1960 | | 3,624 | 936 | 2,688 | | | | |
| 1961 | | 3,502 | 1,041 | 2,461 | | | | |
| 1962 | | 3,797 | 787 | 3,010 | | | | |
| 1963 | | 3,912 | 884 | 3,028 | | | | |
| 1964 | | 4,177 | 912 | 3,265 | | | | |
| 1965 | | 4,266 | 1,030 | 3,236 | | | | |
| 1966 | | 4,071 | 1,090 | 2,981 | | | | |
| 1967 | | 4,819 | 973 | 3,846 | | | | |
| 1968 | | 4,567 | 968 | 3,599 | | | | |
| 1969 | | 4,597 | 977 | 3,620 | | | | |
| 1970 | | 4,390 | 1,065 | 3,325 | | | | |
| 1971 | | 4,368 | 1,018 | 3,350 | | | | |
| 1972 | | 4,334 | 958 | 3,376 | | | | |
| 1973 | | 4,202 | 940 | 3,262 | | | | |
| 1974 | | 4,307 | 896 | 3,411 | | | | |
| 1975 | | 4,404 | 953 | 3,451 | | | | |
| 1976 | | 4,252 | 1,047 | 3,205 | | | | |
| 1977 | | 4,393 | 983 | 3,410 | | | | |
| 1978 | | 4,272 | 1,120 | 3,152 | | | | |
| 1979 | | 4,331 | 1,020 | 3,311 | | | | |
| 1980 | | 4,544 | 1,005 | 3,539 | | | | |
| 1981 | | 4,771 | 966 | 3,805 | | | | |
| 1982 | | 4,818 | 1,008 | 3,810 | | | | |
| 1983 | | 5,008 | 935 | 4,073 | | | | |
| 1984 | 169,841 | 5,206 | 881 | 4,325 | 30.7 | 5.2 | 25.5 | 3.762 |
| 1985 | 174,342 | 5,417 | 980 | 4,437 | 31.1 | 5.6 | 25.5 | 3.792 |
| 1986 | 178,903 | 5,413 | 962 | 4,451 | 30.3 | 5.4 | 24.9 | 3.645 |
| 1987 | 183,435 | 5,418 | 1,040 | 4,378 | 29.5 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 3.527 |
| 1988 | 187,940 | 5,802 | 976 | 4,826 | 30.9 | 5.2 | 25.7 | 3.674 |
| 1989 | 192,235 | 5,513 | 1,077 | 4,436 | 28.7 | 5.6 | 23.1 | 3.418 |
| 1990 | 196,398 | 5,570 | 974 | 4,596 | 28.4 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 3.394 |
| 1991 | 200,535 | 5,409 | 1,010 | 4,399 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 3.213 |
| 1992 | 204,510 | 5,313 | 1,049 | 4,264 | 26.0 | 5.1 | 20.9 | 3.104 |
| 1993 | 208,408 | 5,299 | 1,051 | 4,248 | 25.4 | 5.0 | 20.4 | 3.049 |
| 1994 | 212,185 | 5,110 | 1,070 | 4,040 | 24.1 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 2.902 |
| 1995 | 215,736 | 4,904 | 1,097 | 3,807 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 17.6 | 2.734 |
| 1996 | 219,150 | 4,847 | 1,019 | 3,828 | 22.1 | 4.6 | 17.5 | 2.682 |
| 1997 | 222,878 | 4,702 | 1,079 | 3,623 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 16.3 | 2.567 |
| 1998 | 226,851 | 4,564 | 1,102 | 3,462 | 20.1 | 4.9 | 15.2 | 2.457 |
| 1999 | 230,921 | 4,835 | 1,005 | 3,830 | 20.9 | 4.4 | 16.5 | 2.564 |
| 2000 | 235,213 | 4,933 | 1,020 | 3,913 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 16.7 | 2.574 |
| 2001 | 239,451 | 4,873 | 1,154 | 3,719 | 20.4 | 4.8 | 15.6 | 2.495 |
| 2002 | 243,241 | 4,759 | 1,108 | 3,651 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 15.0 | 2.405 |
| 2003 | 246,555 | 4,497 | 1,109 | 3,388 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 13.8 | 2.236 |
| 2004 | 249,714 | 4,426 | 1,106 | 3,320 | 17.7 | 4.4 | 13.3 | 2.181 |
| 2005 | 252,794 | 4,461 | 1,224 | 3,237 | 17.7 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 2.166 |
| 2006 | 255,945 | 4,591 | 1,134 | 3,457 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 13.6 | 2.198 |
| 2007 | 258,929 | 4,426 | 1,190 | 3,236 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 2.103 |
| 2008 | 261,252 | 4,629 | 1,168 | 3,461 | 17.7 | 4.5 | 13.2 | 2.183 |
| 2009 | 263,117 | 4,542 | 1,262 | 3,280 | 17.3 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 2.140 |
| 2010 | 264,916 | 4,581 | 1,261 | 3,320 | 17.3 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 2.152 |
| 2011 | 266,639 | 4,357 | 1,242 | 3,115 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 2.037 |
| 2012 | 268,153 | 4,284 | 1,360 | 2,924 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 2.004 |
| 2013 | 269,713 | 4,182 | 1,445 | 2,737 | 15.5 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 1.950 |
| 2014 | 271,438 | 4,159 | 1,442 | 2,717 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 1.947 |
| 2015 | 273,042 | 3,893 | 1,409 | 2,484 | 14.3 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 1.829 |
| 2016 | 274,570 | 3,976 | 1,394 | 2,582 | 14.5 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 1.869 |
| 2017 | 275,764 | 3,826 | 1,612 | 2,214 | 13.9 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 1.806 |
| 2018 | 276,615 | 3,817 | 1,618 | 2,199 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 1.820 |
| 2019 | 277,413 | 3,647 | 1,626 | 2,021 | 13.1 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 1.759 |
| 2020 | 278,117 | 3,731 | 1,711 | 2,020 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 1.812 |
| 2021 | 278,516 | 3,726 | 2,311 | 1,415 | 13.4 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 1.824 |
| 2022 | 278,770 | 3,639 | 1,681 | 1,958 | 13.1 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.796 |
| 2023 | 279,182 | 3,516 | 1,775 | 1,741 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.761 |

## Ethnic groups

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

## Languages

* French (official) 73.5%
* Tahitian (official) 20.1%
* Marquesan 2.6%
* Austral languages 1.2%
* Paumotu 1%
* other 1.6%

## Religion

* Protestant 54%
* Catholic 30%
* Other 10%
* No religion 6%