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French Polynesia. Population: 284,290

Land area: 3,660 Km2 (1,413 sq. miles)

  • The current population of French Polynesia is 284,247 as of Monday, July 25, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • French Polynesia 2020 population is estimated at 280,908 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • French Polynesia population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • French Polynesia ranks number 185 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in French Polynesia is 77 per Km2 (199 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 3,660 Km2 (1,413 sq. miles)
  • 64.1 % of the population is urban (180,188 people in 2020)
  • The median age in French Polynesia is 33.6 years.

Population of French Polynesia (2020 and historical)

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 280,908 0.58 % 1,621 -1,000 33.6 1.95 77 64.1 % 180,188 7,794,798,739 185
2019 279,287 0.58 % 1,608 -1,000 31.9 2.02 76 63.9 % 178,578 7,713,468,100 185
2018 277,679 0.57 % 1,577 -1,000 31.9 2.02 76 63.7 % 176,757 7,631,091,040 185
2017 276,102 0.56 % 1,527 -1,000 31.9 2.02 75 63.3 % 174,852 7,547,858,925 184
2016 274,575 0.53 % 1,451 -1,000 31.9 2.02 75 63.0 % 172,982 7,464,022,049 183
2015 273,124 0.50 % 1,334 -1,603 31.5 2.04 75 62.7 % 171,288 7,379,797,139 182
2010 266,455 0.59 % 1,535 -1,804 29.2 2.17 73 60.6 % 161,542 6,956,823,603 182
2005 258,780 1.46 % 3,619 15 27.1 2.36 71 56.6 % 146,349 6,541,907,027 182
2000 240,686 1.99 % 4,523 697 25.6 2.61 66 55.2 % 132,975 6,143,493,823 182
1995 218,071 1.75 % 3,633 -685 23.5 3.11 60 55.9 % 121,881 5,744,212,979 181
1990 199,905 2.46 % 4,576 -72 22.0 3.64 55 57.4 % 114,764 5,327,231,061 181
1985 177,027 2.92 % 4,745 730 20.9 3.82 48 58.0 % 102,731 4,870,921,740 181
1980 153,301 3.16 % 4,414 935 19.5 4.23 42 58.4 % 89,513 4,458,003,514 181
1975 131,233 3.50 % 4,148 1,000 18.3 4.86 36 58.0 % 76,088 4,079,480,606 183
1970 110,495 3.41 % 3,411 669 17.2 5.20 30 55.2 % 60,952 3,700,437,046 183
1965 93,438 3.66 % 3,072 638 17.4 5.44 26 48.2 % 45,017 3,339,583,597 185
1960 78,076 2.55 % 1,844 -485 18.3 5.86 21 42.3 % 33,011 3,034,949,748 186
1955 68,854 2.70 % 1,718 -257 18.5 6.00 19 37.7 % 25,947 2,773,019,936 185

French Polynesia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 280,908 0.56 % 1,557 -1,000 33.6 1.95 77 64.1 % 180,188 7,794,798,739 185
2025 289,028 0.57 % 1,624 -500 35.7 1.95 79 64.4 % 186,114 8,184,437,460 186
2030 296,714 0.53 % 1,537 -200 37.2 1.95 81 65.6 % 194,751 8,548,487,400 185
2035 303,023 0.42 % 1,262 -100 38.6 1.95 83 67.1 % 203,399 8,887,524,213 185
2040 307,527 0.30 % 901 -100 40.1 1.95 84 68.9 % 211,963 9,198,847,240 186
2045 310,045 0.16 % 504 -100 41.5 1.95 85 71.1 % 220,316 9,481,803,274 186
2050 310,654 0.04 % 122   43.0 1.95 85 73.3 % 227,666 9,735,033,990 186

Main Cities by Population in French Polynesia

  # CITY NAME POPULATION  
  1 Faaa 29,851  
  2 Papeete 26,357  
  3 Punaauia 25,750  

 

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