Demographics of French Polynesia

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.

Births and deaths

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CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.^[3]

Age structure

• 0–14 years: 23.31% (male 33,894/female 32,005)
• 15–24 years: 16.36% (male 23,980/female 22,270)
• 25–54 years: 44.1% (male 63,931/female 60,749)
• 55–64 years: 8.83% (male 12,847/female 12,120)
• 65 years and over: 7.4% (male 10,142/female 10,765) (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

• 0.94%

Birth rate

• 15.22 births/1,000 population

Death rate

• 5.02 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

• -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

• At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
• 0–14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
• 15–24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
• 25–54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
• 55–64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

• Total: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
• Male: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
• Female: 4.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

• Total population: 76.98 years
• Male: 74.72 years
• Female: 79.36 years (2015 est.)

Total fertility rate

• 1.92 children born/woman

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 (official) 61.1%
• Tahitian (official) 31.4%
• Asian languages 1.2%
• Other 0.3%
• Unspecified 6%

See also

• French Polynesia
• Europeans in Oceania

References