Demographics of French Polynesia
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Population: 274 578 (July 2006 est.)
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, or French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian
Ethnic groups: Polynesian 78%, East Asian (mainly Chinese) 12%, local French European 6%, metropolitan French European 4%, other Europeans 2%
Religions: Protestantism 54%, Roman Catholicism 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Languages: French (official) 61,1%, Tahitian (official) 31,4%, Asian languages 1,2%, other 0,3%, unspesified 6% (2002)
- Other languages with only local (if any official) status
- Marquesan (North Marquesan, South Marquesan), Puka-Pukan, Tuamotuan, Mangarevan, Tubuaian and Rapan
Literacy:
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)
- See also: French Polynesia and Europeans in Oceania
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