| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 20 Mar 2025 |
The current population of French Polynesia is 282,393 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of French Polynesia is projected at 282,465, or 282k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in French Polynesia is projected at 281,807, or 282k people, for the year 2024.
French Polynesia is the eighth-most populous country in Oceania, and at 187th position in the world in the list of 237 countries/territories.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 281,466 | 281,807 | 681 | 0.242 | 0.00345 |
| 2025 | 282,147 | 282,465 | 636 | 0.225 | 0.00343 |
| 2026 | 282,783 | 283,076 | 586 | 0.207 | 0.00341 |
| 2027 | 283,369 | 283,671 | 603 | 0.213 | 0.00339 |
| 2028 | 283,972 | 284,271 | 598 | 0.210 | 0.00337 |
| 2029 | 284,570 | 284,896 | 651 | 0.229 | 0.00335 |
| 2030 | 285,221 | 285,546 | 651 | 0.228 | 0.00333 |
| 2031 | 285,872 | 286,152 | 561 | 0.196 | 0.00331 |
| 2032 | 286,433 | 286,690 | 513 | 0.179 | 0.00330 |
| 2033 | 286,946 | 287,181 | 470 | 0.164 | 0.00328 |
| 2034 | 287,416 | 287,636 | 440 | 0.153 | 0.00326 |
| 2035 | 287,856 | 288,067 | 421 | 0.146 | 0.00324 |
| 2036 | 288,277 | 288,425 | 296 | 0.103 | 0.00322 |
| 2037 | 288,573 | 288,683 | 221 | 0.077 | 0.00321 |
| 2038 | 288,794 | 288,904 | 221 | 0.076 | 0.00319 |
| 2039 | 289,015 | 289,086 | 142 | 0.049 | 0.00317 |
| 2040 | 289,157 | 289,169 | 24 | 0.008 | 0.00315 |
| 2041 | 289,181 | 289,126 | -110 | -0.038 | 0.00313 |
| 2042 | 289,071 | 288,995 | -152 | -0.053 | 0.00311 |
| 2043 | 288,919 | 288,777 | -283 | -0.098 | 0.00309 |
| 2044 | 288,636 | 288,488 | -296 | -0.103 | 0.00307 |
| 2045 | 288,340 | 288,132 | -417 | -0.145 | 0.00305 |
| 2046 | 287,923 | 287,668 | -511 | -0.178 | 0.00303 |
| 2047 | 287,412 | 287,108 | -607 | -0.211 | 0.00301 |
| 2048 | 286,805 | 286,443 | -723 | -0.252 | 0.00299 |
| 2049 | 286,082 | 285,644 | -875 | -0.306 | 0.00297 |
| 2050 | 285,207 | 284,750 | -913 | -0.321 | 0.00295 |
| 2051 | 284,294 | 283,748 | -1,093 | -0.385 | 0.00292 |
| 2052 | 283,201 | 282,596 | -1,211 | -0.429 | 0.00290 |
| 2053 | 281,990 | 281,335 | -1,310 | -0.466 | 0.00288 |
| 2054 | 280,680 | 279,986 | -1,389 | -0.496 | 0.00285 |
| 2055 | 279,291 | 278,562 | -1,459 | -0.524 | 0.00283 |
| 2056 | 277,832 | 277,065 | -1,533 | -0.553 | 0.00280 |
| 2057 | 276,299 | 275,497 | -1,605 | -0.583 | 0.00278 |
| 2058 | 274,694 | 273,875 | -1,638 | -0.598 | 0.00276 |
| 2059 | 273,056 | 272,187 | -1,738 | -0.639 | 0.00273 |
| 2060 | 271,318 | 270,427 | -1,782 | -0.659 | 0.00271 |
| 2061 | 269,536 | 268,632 | -1,808 | -0.673 | 0.00268 |
| 2062 | 267,728 | 266,808 | -1,839 | -0.689 | 0.00266 |
| 2063 | 265,889 | 264,953 | -1,872 | -0.707 | 0.00263 |
| 2064 | 264,017 | 263,055 | -1,925 | -0.732 | 0.00261 |
| 2065 | 262,092 | 261,096 | -1,991 | -0.763 | 0.00258 |
| 2066 | 260,101 | 259,139 | -1,924 | -0.742 | 0.00256 |
| 2067 | 258,177 | 257,174 | -2,006 | -0.780 | 0.00254 |
| 2068 | 256,171 | 255,173 | -1,996 | -0.782 | 0.00251 |
| 2069 | 254,175 | 253,169 | -2,012 | -0.795 | 0.00249 |
| 2070 | 252,163 | 251,167 | -1,993 | -0.794 | 0.00247 |
| 2071 | 250,170 | 249,162 | -2,016 | -0.809 | 0.00244 |
| 2072 | 248,154 | 247,127 | -2,054 | -0.831 | 0.00242 |
| 2073 | 246,100 | 245,064 | -2,072 | -0.845 | 0.00240 |
| 2074 | 244,028 | 242,980 | -2,096 | -0.863 | 0.00237 |
| 2075 | 241,932 | 240,871 | -2,121 | -0.881 | 0.00235 |
| 2076 | 239,811 | 238,745 | -2,132 | -0.893 | 0.00233 |
| 2077 | 237,679 | 236,613 | -2,131 | -0.901 | 0.00230 |
| 2078 | 235,548 | 234,469 | -2,158 | -0.920 | 0.00228 |
| 2079 | 233,390 | 232,289 | -2,202 | -0.948 | 0.00226 |
| 2080 | 231,188 | 230,088 | -2,200 | -0.956 | 0.00224 |
| 2081 | 228,988 | 227,892 | -2,192 | -0.962 | 0.00222 |
| 2082 | 226,796 | 225,712 | -2,169 | -0.961 | 0.00219 |
| 2083 | 224,627 | 223,526 | -2,201 | -0.985 | 0.00217 |
| 2084 | 222,426 | 221,335 | -2,182 | -0.986 | 0.00215 |
| 2085 | 220,244 | 219,149 | -2,190 | -0.999 | 0.00213 |
| 2086 | 218,054 | 216,960 | -2,188 | -1.008 | 0.00211 |
| 2087 | 215,866 | 214,766 | -2,200 | -1.024 | 0.00209 |
| 2088 | 213,666 | 212,570 | -2,192 | -1.031 | 0.00207 |
| 2089 | 211,474 | 210,382 | -2,183 | -1.038 | 0.00205 |
| 2090 | 209,291 | 208,204 | -2,174 | -1.044 | 0.00203 |
| 2091 | 207,117 | 206,026 | -2,182 | -1.059 | 0.00201 |
| 2092 | 204,935 | 203,866 | -2,138 | -1.049 | 0.00199 |
| 2093 | 202,797 | 201,711 | -2,172 | -1.077 | 0.00197 |
| 2094 | 200,625 | 199,556 | -2,137 | -1.071 | 0.00195 |
| 2095 | 198,488 | 197,428 | -2,120 | -1.074 | 0.00193 |
| 2096 | 196,368 | 195,306 | -2,123 | -1.087 | 0.00191 |
| 2097 | 194,245 | 193,188 | -2,115 | -1.095 | 0.00189 |
| 2098 | 192,130 | 191,081 | -2,099 | -1.099 | 0.00187 |
| 2099 | 190,031 | 188,976 | -2,111 | -1.117 | 0.00185 |
| 2100 | 187,920 | 186,863 | -2,115 | -1.132 | 0.00184 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 63,592 | 64,343 | 1,501 | 2.333 | 0.00258 |
| 1951 | 65,093 | 65,906 | 1,625 | 2.466 | 0.00260 |
| 1952 | 66,718 | 67,612 | 1,789 | 2.646 | 0.00262 |
| 1953 | 68,507 | 69,487 | 1,960 | 2.821 | 0.00264 |
| 1954 | 70,467 | 71,557 | 2,180 | 3.047 | 0.00266 |
| 1955 | 72,647 | 73,849 | 2,403 | 3.254 | 0.00270 |
| 1956 | 75,050 | 76,326 | 2,551 | 3.343 | 0.00273 |
| 1957 | 77,601 | 78,442 | 1,681 | 2.143 | 0.00275 |
| 1958 | 79,282 | 80,150 | 1,736 | 2.166 | 0.00275 |
| 1959 | 81,018 | 81,899 | 1,762 | 2.152 | 0.00276 |
| 1960 | 82,780 | 83,671 | 1,782 | 2.130 | 0.00277 |
| 1961 | 84,562 | 85,434 | 1,745 | 2.043 | 0.00279 |
| 1962 | 86,307 | 87,261 | 1,909 | 2.188 | 0.00279 |
| 1963 | 88,216 | 89,737 | 3,041 | 3.389 | 0.00281 |
| 1964 | 91,257 | 92,823 | 3,133 | 3.376 | 0.00284 |
| 1965 | 94,390 | 96,017 | 3,255 | 3.390 | 0.00288 |
| 1966 | 97,645 | 99,320 | 3,349 | 3.372 | 0.00292 |
| 1967 | 100,994 | 102,754 | 3,521 | 3.427 | 0.00296 |
| 1968 | 104,515 | 106,353 | 3,677 | 3.458 | 0.00300 |
| 1969 | 108,192 | 110,111 | 3,838 | 3.486 | 0.00304 |
| 1970 | 112,030 | 114,010 | 3,961 | 3.475 | 0.00309 |
| 1971 | 115,991 | 117,945 | 3,909 | 3.315 | 0.00313 |
| 1972 | 119,900 | 121,886 | 3,973 | 3.260 | 0.00317 |
| 1973 | 123,873 | 125,897 | 4,048 | 3.216 | 0.00321 |
| 1974 | 127,921 | 129,960 | 4,078 | 3.138 | 0.00325 |
| 1975 | 131,999 | 134,045 | 4,092 | 3.053 | 0.00329 |
| 1976 | 136,091 | 138,114 | 4,047 | 2.930 | 0.00333 |
| 1977 | 140,138 | 142,313 | 4,350 | 3.057 | 0.00337 |
| 1978 | 144,488 | 146,821 | 4,667 | 3.179 | 0.00342 |
| 1979 | 149,155 | 151,569 | 4,828 | 3.186 | 0.00347 |
| 1980 | 153,983 | 156,471 | 4,976 | 3.180 | 0.00352 |
| 1981 | 158,959 | 161,506 | 5,093 | 3.154 | 0.00357 |
| 1982 | 164,052 | 166,646 | 5,188 | 3.113 | 0.00361 |
| 1983 | 169,240 | 171,750 | 5,019 | 2.922 | 0.00366 |
| 1984 | 174,259 | 176,469 | 4,420 | 2.505 | 0.00369 |
| 1985 | 178,679 | 180,988 | 4,619 | 2.552 | 0.00372 |
| 1986 | 183,298 | 185,669 | 4,743 | 2.555 | 0.00374 |
| 1987 | 188,041 | 190,449 | 4,816 | 2.529 | 0.00377 |
| 1988 | 192,857 | 195,193 | 4,672 | 2.394 | 0.00380 |
| 1989 | 197,529 | 199,643 | 4,227 | 2.117 | 0.00381 |
| 1990 | 201,756 | 203,776 | 4,041 | 1.983 | 0.00382 |
| 1991 | 205,797 | 207,744 | 3,894 | 1.874 | 0.00383 |
| 1992 | 209,691 | 211,559 | 3,736 | 1.766 | 0.00384 |
| 1993 | 213,427 | 215,219 | 3,584 | 1.665 | 0.00385 |
| 1994 | 217,011 | 218,738 | 3,455 | 1.580 | 0.00385 |
| 1995 | 220,466 | 222,118 | 3,304 | 1.488 | 0.00386 |
| 1996 | 223,770 | 225,489 | 3,439 | 1.525 | 0.00386 |
| 1997 | 227,209 | 229,121 | 3,825 | 1.669 | 0.00387 |
| 1998 | 231,034 | 232,891 | 3,714 | 1.595 | 0.00388 |
| 1999 | 234,748 | 236,595 | 3,694 | 1.561 | 0.00389 |
| 2000 | 238,442 | 240,337 | 3,790 | 1.577 | 0.00389 |
| 2001 | 242,232 | 244,097 | 3,731 | 1.529 | 0.00390 |
| 2002 | 245,963 | 247,775 | 3,625 | 1.463 | 0.00391 |
| 2003 | 249,588 | 251,637 | 4,098 | 1.629 | 0.00392 |
| 2004 | 253,686 | 255,654 | 3,936 | 1.540 | 0.00393 |
| 2005 | 257,622 | 259,507 | 3,769 | 1.452 | 0.00394 |
| 2006 | 261,391 | 263,223 | 3,664 | 1.392 | 0.00395 |
| 2007 | 265,055 | 266,438 | 2,766 | 1.038 | 0.00394 |
| 2008 | 267,821 | 268,379 | 1,116 | 0.416 | 0.00392 |
| 2009 | 268,937 | 269,481 | 1,089 | 0.404 | 0.00389 |
| 2010 | 270,026 | 270,580 | 1,108 | 0.409 | 0.00385 |
| 2011 | 271,134 | 271,727 | 1,186 | 0.436 | 0.00382 |
| 2012 | 272,320 | 273,084 | 1,527 | 0.559 | 0.00379 |
| 2013 | 273,847 | 274,728 | 1,761 | 0.641 | 0.00377 |
| 2014 | 275,608 | 276,387 | 1,559 | 0.564 | 0.00374 |
| 2015 | 277,167 | 277,866 | 1,398 | 0.503 | 0.00372 |
| 2016 | 278,565 | 279,178 | 1,225 | 0.439 | 0.00369 |
| 2017 | 279,790 | 280,087 | 593 | 0.212 | 0.00366 |
| 2018 | 280,383 | 279,815 | -1,135 | -0.406 | 0.00362 |
| 2019 | 279,248 | 279,034 | -429 | -0.154 | 0.00357 |
| 2020 | 278,819 | 279,209 | 780 | 0.279 | 0.00354 |
| 2021 | 279,599 | 279,792 | 386 | 0.138 | 0.00352 |
| 2022 | 279,985 | 280,378 | 786 | 0.280 | 0.00350 |
| 2023 | 280,771 | 281,118 | 695 | 0.247 | 0.00347 |