Demographics of French Polynesia
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| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1950 | 61,000 | — |
| 1960 | 79,000 | +29.5% |
| 1970 | 111,000 | +40.5% |
| 1980 | 151,000 | +36.0% |
| 1990 | 195,000 | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 238,000 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 271,000 | +13.9% |
| Source:[1] | ||
This article is about the demographic features of the population of French Polynesia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Contents
Births and deaths [2]
| Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 543 | 1 262 | 3 281 | 17,1 | 4,8 | 12,4 | 2,14 | |
| 2010 | 4 578 | 1 261 | 3 317 | 17,1 | 4,7 | 12,4 | 2,13 | |
| 2011 | 4 375 | 1 242 | 3 133 | 16,2 | 4,6 | 11,6 | ||
| 2012 | 268 270 | 4 295 | 1 359 | 2 936 | 16,0 | 5,1 | 10,9 |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Age structure
0-14 years
- 26.1 % (male 36,541; female 34,999)
15-64 years
- 67.9 % (male 96,769; female 89,593)
65 years and over
- 6.1 % (male 8,428; female 8,248) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
1.48% (2006 est.)
Birth rate
16.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate
4.69 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate
2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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
- 1.07 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate
8.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population
- 76.1 years
male
- 73.69 years
female
- 78.63 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.01 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun
- French Polynesian(s)
adjective
- French Polynesian
Ethnic groups
These figures come from the 1988 census:
Polynesians 73.6%, Mixed Polynesian and French 9.3%, European (mainly French) 11.9%, East Asians (mainly Chinese) 4.7%.
Religions
Protestantism 54%, Roman Catholicism 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Languages
Languages spoken at home: French (official) 61.1%, Tahitian (official) 31.4%, Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002)
Other languages with only local (if any official) status: Marquesan (North Marquesan, South Marquesan), Puka-Pukan, Rarotongan (Cook Island Maori), Tuamotuan, Mangarevan, Tubuaian and Rapan.
Literacy
definition
- age 14 and over can read and write
total population
- 98 %
male
- 98 %
female
- 98 % (1977 est.)
