Demographics of French Polynesia
Population:
249,110 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 38,736; female 37,197)
15-64 years:
65% (male 83,986; female 76,973)
65 years and over:
5% (male 6,127; female 6,091) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.78% (2000 est.)
Birth rate:
19.01 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
4.41 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.79 years
male:
72.47 years
female:
77.22 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.28 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
French Polynesian(s)
adjective:
French Polynesian
Ethnic groups:
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Religions:
Protestantism 54%, Roman Catholicism 30%, other 16%
Languages:
French (official), Tahitian (official)
Literacy:
definition:
age 14 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female:
98% (1977 est.)
- See also : French Polynesia
Referenced By
French Oceania | French Polynesia | French Polynesia/History | French Polynesia/Military | French Polynesia/Transnational issues | ISO 3166-1:PF
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