Editing Demographics of French Polynesia

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[[demography|Demographic]] features of the [[population]] of [[French Polynesia]] include [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], religious affiliations and other aspects.

==Population==

{{Historical populations
| title= Census population
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
| cols = 3
| footnote = Official figures from past censuses.
| 1907 | 30600
| 1911 | 31900 
| 1921 | 31600 
| 1926 | 35900
| 1931 | 40400
| 1936 | 44000
| 1941 | 51200 
| 1946 | 58200
| 1951| 63300
| 1956| 76323
| 1962| 84551
| 1971| 119168
| 1977| 137382
| 1983| 166753
| 1988| 188814 	
| 1996| 219521
| 2002| 245516
| 2007| 259596
| 2012| 268270
| 2017| 275918
| 2022| 278786
}}

[[File:French_Polynesia_demography.png|thumb|Demographics of French Polynesia]]

===Structure of the population===
{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Post-censal estimates.): <ref>{{Cite web |title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref>
|titlestyle = background:#EEBC35;
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 141 479
| align="right" | 137 970 
| align="right" | 279 448
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 8 334
| align="right" | 7 742
| align="right" | 16 076
| align="right" | 5.75
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 10 391 
| align="right" | 9 721
| align="right" | 20 112
| align="right" | 7.20
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 11 259
| align="right" | 10 710
| align="right" | 21 969
| align="right" | 7.86
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 11 055
| align="right" | 10 655
| align="right" | 21 710
| align="right" | 7.77
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 10 126
| align="right" | 9 582
| align="right" | 19 708 
| align="right" | 7.05
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 9 892
| align="right" | 9 878
| align="right" | 19 770 
| align="right" | 7.07
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 11 185
| align="right" | 11 240
| align="right" | 22 424
| align="right" | 8.02
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 10 934
| align="right" | 11 189
| align="right" | 22 123
| align="right" | 7.92
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 10 019 
| align="right" | 9 915
| align="right" | 19 934
| align="right" | 7.13
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 9 807
| align="right" | 9 623
| align="right" | 19 430
| align="right" | 6.95
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 9 960
| align="right" | 9 466
| align="right" | 19 426
| align="right" | 6.95
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 8 621
| align="right" | 8 165
| align="right" | 16 785
| align="right" | 6.01
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 6 804
| align="right" | 6 348
| align="right" | 13 152
| align="right" | 4.71
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 5 425 
| align="right" | 5 156
| align="right" | 10 581
| align="right" | 3.79
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 3 299
| align="right" | 3 338
| align="right" | 6 636
| align="right" | 2.37
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 2 353
| align="right" | 2 478
| align="right" | 4 831
| align="right" | 1.73
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 1 274
| align="right" | 1 539
| align="right" | 2 813
| align="right" | 1.01
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 573
| align="right" | 874
| align="right" | 1 446
| align="right" | 0.52
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 145
| align="right" | 262
| align="right" | 407
| align="right" | 0.15
|-
| align="right" | 95–99
| align="right" | 22
| align="right" | 79
| align="right" | 101
| align="right" | 0.04
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | <0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 29 984
| align="right" | 28 173
| align="right" | 58 157
| align="right" | 20.81
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 98 403
| align="right" | 96 059
| align="right" | 194 462
| align="right" | 69.59
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 13 092
| align="right" | 13 738
| align="right" | 26 830
| align="right" | 9.60
|-
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Vital statistics==
===Births and deaths===
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics |website=Unstats.un.org |access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispf.pf/bases/Repertoires/Etatcivil/Standard.aspx|title=Données standard|access-date=2020-11-20|archive-date=2021-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813153411/https://www.ispf.pf/bases/Repertoires/Etatcivil/Standard.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="30"|Year
! width="50"|Population
! width="40"|Live births
! width="40"|Deaths
! width="40"|Natural change
! width="40"|Crude birth rate
! width="40"|Crude death rate
! width="40"|Rate of natural change
! width="40"|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
|-
| align="right" | 1985
| align="right" | 174,342
| align="right" | 5,417
| align="right" | 980
| align="right" | 4,437
| align="right" | 31.1
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 25.5
| align="right" | 3.792
|-
| align="right" | 1986
| align="right" | 178,903
| align="right" | 5,413
| align="right" | 962
| align="right" | 4,451
| align="right" | 30.3
| align="right" | 5.4
| align="right" | 24.9
| align="right" | 3.645
|-
| align="right" | 1987
| align="right" | 183,435
| align="right" | 5,418
| align="right" | 1,040
| align="right" | 4,378
| align="right" | 29.5
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 23.8
| align="right" | 3.527
|-
| align="right" | 1988
| align="right" | 187,940
| align="right" | 5,802
| align="right" | 976
| align="right" | 4,826
| align="right" | 30.9
| align="right" | 5.2
| align="right" | 25.7
| align="right" | 3.674
|-
| align="right" | 1989
| align="right" | 192,235
| align="right" | 5,513
| align="right" | 1,077
| align="right" | 4,436
| align="right" | 28.7
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 23.1
| align="right" | 3.418
|-
| align="right" | 1990
| align="right" | 196,398
| align="right" | 5,570
| align="right" | 974
| align="right" | 4,596
| align="right" | 28.4
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" | 23.4
| align="right" | 3.394
|-
| align="right" | 1991
| align="right" | 200,535
| align="right" | 5,409
| align="right" | 1,010
| align="right" | 4,399
| align="right" | 27.0
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" | 22.0
| align="right" | 3.213
|-
| align="right" | 1992
| align="right" | 204,510
| align="right" | 5,313
| align="right" | 1,049
| align="right" | 4,264
| align="right" | 26.0
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 20.9
| align="right" | 3.104
|-
| align="right" | 1993
| align="right" | 208,408
| align="right" | 5,299
| align="right" | 1,051
| align="right" | 4,248
| align="right" | 25.4
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" | 20.4
| align="right" | 3.049
|-
| align="right" | 1994
| align="right" | 212,185
| align="right" | 5,110
| align="right" | 1,070
| align="right" | 4,040
| align="right" | 24.1
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" | 19.1
| align="right" | 2.902
|-
| align="right" | 1995
| align="right" | 215,736
| align="right" | 4,904
| align="right" | 1,097
| align="right" | 3,807
| align="right" | 22.7
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 2.734
|-
| align="right" | 1996
| align="right" | 219,150
| align="right" | 4,847
| align="right" | 1,019
| align="right" | 3,828
| align="right" | 22.1
| align="right" | 4.6
| align="right" | 17.5
| align="right" | 2.682
|-
| align="right" | 1997
| align="right" | 222,878
| align="right" | 4,702
| align="right" | 1,079
| align="right" | 3,623
| align="right" | 21.1
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 16.3
| align="right" | 2.567
|-
| align="right" | 1998
| align="right" | 226,851
| align="right" | 4,564
| align="right" | 1,102
| align="right" | 3,462
| align="right" | 20.1
| align="right" | 4.9
| align="right" | 15.2
| align="right" | 2.457
|-
| align="right" | 1999
| align="right" | 230,921
| align="right" | 4,835
| align="right" | 1,005
| align="right" | 3,830
| align="right" | 20.9
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 16.5
| align="right" | 2.564
|-
| align="right" | 2000
| align="right" | 235,213
| align="right" | 4,933
| align="right" | 1,020
| align="right" | 3,913
| align="right" | 21.0
| align="right" | 4.3
| align="right" | 16.7
| align="right" | 2.574
|-
| align="right" | 2001
| align="right" | 239,451
| align="right" | 4,873
| align="right" | 1,154
| align="right" | 3,719
| align="right" | 20.4
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 15.6
| align="right" | 2.495
|-
| align="right" | 2002
| align="right" | 243,241
| align="right" | 4,759
| align="right" | 1,108
| align="right" | 3,651
| align="right" | 19.6
| align="right" | 4.6
| align="right" | 15.0
| align="right" | 2.405
|-
| align="right" | 2003
| align="right" | 246,555
| align="right" | 4,497
| align="right" | 1,109
| align="right" | 3,388
| align="right" | 18.3
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 2.236
|-
| align="right" | 2004
| align="right" | 249,714
| align="right" | 4,426
| align="right" | 1,106
| align="right" | 3,320
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 13.3
| align="right" | 2.181
|-
| align="right" | 2005
| align="right" | 252,794
| align="right" | 4,461
| align="right" | 1,224
| align="right" | 3,237
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 2.166
|-
| align="right" | 2006
| align="right" | 255,945
| align="right" | 4,591
| align="right" | 1,134
| align="right" | 3,457
| align="right" | 18.0
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 2.198
|-
| align="right" | 2007
| align="right" | 258,929
| align="right" | 4,426
| align="right" | 1,190
| align="right" | 3,236
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 4.6
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 2.103
|-
| align="right" | 2008
| align="right" | 261,252
| align="right" | 4,629
| align="right" | 1,168
| align="right" | 3,461
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 2.183
|-
| align="right" | 2009
| align="right" | 263,117
| align="right" | 4,542
| align="right" | 1,262
| align="right" | 3,280
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 2.140
|-
| align="right" | 2010
| align="right" | 264,916
| align="right" | 4,581
| align="right" | 1,261
| align="right" | 3,320
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 2.152
|-
| align="right" | 2011
| align="right" | 266,639
| align="right" | 4,357
| align="right" | 1,242
| align="right" | 3,115
| align="right" | 16.3
| align="right" | 4.7
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 2.037
|-
| align="right" | 2012
| align="right" | 268,153
| align="right" | 4,284
| align="right" | 1,360
| align="right" | 2,924
| align="right" | 16.0
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 2.004
|-
| align="right" | 2013
| align="right" | 269,713
| align="right" | 4,182
| align="right" | 1,445
| align="right" | 2,737
| align="right" | 15.5
| align="right" | 5.4
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 1.950
|-
| align="right" | 2014
| align="right" | 271,438
| align="right" | 4,159
| align="right" | 1,442
| align="right" | 2,717
| align="right" | 15.3
| align="right" | 5.3
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 1.947
|-
| align="right" | 2015
| align="right" | 273,042
| align="right" | 3,893
| align="right" | 1,409
| align="right" | 2,484
| align="right" | 14.3
| align="right" | 5.2
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 1.829
|-
| align="right" | 2016
| align="right" | 274,570
| align="right" | 3,976
| align="right" | 1,394
| align="right" | 2,582
| align="right" | 14.5
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 1.869
|-
| align="right" | 2017
| align="right" | 275,764
| align="right" | 3,826
| align="right" | 1,612
| align="right" | 2,214
| align="right" | 13.9
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 8.0
| align="right" | 1.806
|-
| align="right" | 2018
| align="right" | 276,615
| align="right" | 3,817
| align="right" | 1,618
| align="right" | 2,199
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 1.820
|-
| align="right" | 2019
| align="right" | 277,413
| align="right" | 3,647
| align="right" | 1,626
| align="right" | 2,021
| align="right" | 13.1
| align="right" | 5.9
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 1.759
|-
| align="right" | 2020
| align="right" | 278,117
| align="right" | 3,731
| align="right" | 1,711
| align="right" | 2,020
| align="right" | 13.4
| align="right" | 6.2
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 1.812
|-
| align="right" | 2021
| align="right" | 278,516
| align="right" | 3,726
| align="right" | 2,311
| align="right" | 1,415
| align="right" | 13.4
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 1.824
|-
| align="right" | 2022
| align="right" | 278,770
| align="right" | 3,639
| align="right" | 1,681
| align="right" | 1,958
| align="right" | 13.1
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 1.796
|-
| align="right" | 2023
| align="right" | 279,182
| align="right" | 3,516
| align="right" | 1,775
| align="right" | 1,741
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 6.4
| align="right" | 6.2
| align="right" | 1.761
|-
| align="right" | 2024
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 3,270
| align="right" | 1,832
| align="right" | 1,438
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 1.663
|-
|}

==Ethnic groups==
*[[Polynesians|Polynesian]] 78%
*[[Chinese people|Chinese]] 12%
*[[French people|local French]] 6%
*[[Metropolitan France|metropolitan French]] 4%

==Languages==
{{Languages of
| country = French Polynesia
| image =
| image size =
| caption =
| official = [[French language|French]], [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]]
| indigenous = [[Austral language|Austral]], [[Mangareva language|Mangareva]], [[Marquesan language|Marquesan]], [[Rapa language|Rapa]], [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]], [[Tuamotuan language|Tuamotuan]]
| vernacular =
| immigrant = [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[English language|English]]
| foreign = [[English language|English]]
| keyboard = [[AZERTY]], [[QWERTY]]
}}

*[[French language|French]] (official) 73.5%
*[[Tahitian language|Tahitian]] (official) 20.1%
*[[Marquesan language|Marquesan]] 2.6%
*[[Austral language]]s 1.2%
*[[Paumotu language|Paumotu]] 1%
*other 1.6%

==Religion==
*[[Protestant]] 54%
*[[Catholic]] 30%
*Other 10%
*No religion 6%

==See also==
*[[French Polynesia]]
*[[Europeans in Oceania]]
* [[Demographics of France]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{French Polynesia topics}}
{{Demographics of French overseas departments and territories}}
{{Oceania topic|Demographics of}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Demographics of French Polynesia| ]]
[[Category:Society of French Polynesia]]
[[Category:Demographics of Overseas France|Polynésie Française]]