| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of French Polynesia is 286,202 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of French Polynesia is projected at 282,530 or 283.0 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in French Polynesia is projected at 280,908 or 281.0 thousands people for the year 2020. French Polynesia ranks number 185th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. French Polynesia is ranked 8th among 23 countries in Oceania.
French Polynesia's population peak will be 2049 with 310.7 thousand people after French Polynesia's population will be decreased year by year. The French Polynesia population is projected to reach 296.7 thousand in 2030 and increase further to 310.7 thousand in 2050, and it will decrease by 261.5 thousand by 2100. French Polynesia accounts for 0.0036 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.0034% in 2032 and is projected to decline at 0.0024% by 2100.
French Polynesia was at 186th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to remain at 186th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 280,908 | 1,621 | 0.58 | 0.0036 |
| 2021 | 282,530 | 1,622 | 0.58 | 0.0036 |
| 2022 | 284,164 | 1,634 | 0.58 | 0.0036 |
| 2023 | 285,787 | 1,623 | 0.57 | 0.0036 |
| 2024 | 287,416 | 1,629 | 0.57 | 0.0035 |
| 2025 | 289,028 | 1,612 | 0.56 | 0.0035 |
| 2026 | 290,633 | 1,605 | 0.56 | 0.0035 |
| 2027 | 292,208 | 1,575 | 0.54 | 0.0035 |
| 2028 | 293,755 | 1,547 | 0.53 | 0.0035 |
| 2029 | 295,256 | 1,501 | 0.51 | 0.0035 |
| 2030 | 296,714 | 1,458 | 0.49 | 0.0035 |
| 2031 | 298,100 | 1,386 | 0.47 | 0.0035 |
| 2032 | 299,432 | 1,332 | 0.45 | 0.0034 |
| 2033 | 300,697 | 1,265 | 0.42 | 0.0034 |
| 2034 | 301,892 | 1,195 | 0.40 | 0.0034 |
| 2035 | 303,023 | 1,131 | 0.37 | 0.0034 |
| 2036 | 304,072 | 1,049 | 0.35 | 0.0034 |
| 2037 | 305,053 | 981 | 0.32 | 0.0034 |
| 2038 | 305,954 | 901 | 0.30 | 0.0034 |
| 2039 | 306,779 | 825 | 0.27 | 0.0034 |
| 2040 | 307,527 | 748 | 0.24 | 0.0033 |
| 2041 | 308,186 | 659 | 0.21 | 0.0033 |
| 2042 | 308,765 | 579 | 0.19 | 0.0033 |
| 2043 | 309,269 | 504 | 0.16 | 0.0033 |
| 2044 | 309,691 | 422 | 0.14 | 0.0033 |
| 2045 | 310,045 | 354 | 0.11 | 0.0033 |
| 2046 | 310,314 | 269 | 0.09 | 0.0033 |
| 2047 | 310,503 | 189 | 0.06 | 0.0032 |
| 2048 | 310,633 | 130 | 0.04 | 0.0032 |
| 2049 | 310,674 | 41 | 0.01 | 0.0032 |
| 2050 | 310,654 | -20 | -0.01 | 0.0032 |
| 2051 | 310,565 | -89 | -0.03 | 0.0032 |
| 2052 | 310,405 | -160 | -0.05 | 0.0032 |
| 2053 | 310,186 | -219 | -0.07 | 0.0031 |
| 2054 | 309,897 | -289 | -0.09 | 0.0031 |
| 2055 | 309,557 | -340 | -0.11 | 0.0031 |
| 2056 | 309,163 | -394 | -0.13 | 0.0031 |
| 2057 | 308,711 | -452 | -0.15 | 0.0031 |
| 2058 | 308,213 | -498 | -0.16 | 0.0031 |
| 2059 | 307,668 | -545 | -0.18 | 0.0030 |
| 2060 | 307,078 | -590 | -0.19 | 0.0030 |
| 2061 | 306,439 | -639 | -0.21 | 0.0030 |
| 2062 | 305,768 | -671 | -0.22 | 0.0030 |
| 2063 | 305,049 | -719 | -0.24 | 0.0030 |
| 2064 | 304,300 | -749 | -0.25 | 0.0030 |
| 2065 | 303,520 | -780 | -0.26 | 0.0029 |
| 2066 | 302,700 | -820 | -0.27 | 0.0029 |
| 2067 | 301,854 | -846 | -0.28 | 0.0029 |
| 2068 | 300,982 | -872 | -0.29 | 0.0029 |
| 2069 | 300,069 | -913 | -0.30 | 0.0029 |
| 2070 | 299,130 | -939 | -0.31 | 0.0029 |
| 2071 | 298,163 | -967 | -0.32 | 0.0028 |
| 2072 | 297,167 | -996 | -0.33 | 0.0028 |
| 2073 | 296,146 | -1,021 | -0.34 | 0.0028 |
| 2074 | 295,093 | -1,053 | -0.36 | 0.0028 |
| 2075 | 294,019 | -1,074 | -0.36 | 0.0028 |
| 2076 | 292,922 | -1,097 | -0.37 | 0.0028 |
| 2077 | 291,797 | -1,125 | -0.38 | 0.0027 |
| 2078 | 290,660 | -1,137 | -0.39 | 0.0027 |
| 2079 | 289,492 | -1,168 | -0.40 | 0.0027 |
| 2080 | 288,303 | -1,189 | -0.41 | 0.0027 |
| 2081 | 287,096 | -1,207 | -0.42 | 0.0027 |
| 2082 | 285,868 | -1,228 | -0.43 | 0.0027 |
| 2083 | 284,625 | -1,243 | -0.43 | 0.0027 |
| 2084 | 283,360 | -1,265 | -0.44 | 0.0026 |
| 2085 | 282,086 | -1,274 | -0.45 | 0.0026 |
| 2086 | 280,797 | -1,289 | -0.46 | 0.0026 |
| 2087 | 279,489 | -1,308 | -0.47 | 0.0026 |
| 2088 | 278,175 | -1,314 | -0.47 | 0.0026 |
| 2089 | 276,852 | -1,323 | -0.48 | 0.0026 |
| 2090 | 275,513 | -1,339 | -0.48 | 0.0025 |
| 2091 | 274,175 | -1,338 | -0.49 | 0.0025 |
| 2092 | 272,824 | -1,351 | -0.49 | 0.0025 |
| 2093 | 271,454 | -1,370 | -0.50 | 0.0025 |
| 2094 | 270,087 | -1,367 | -0.50 | 0.0025 |
| 2095 | 268,697 | -1,390 | -0.51 | 0.0025 |
| 2096 | 267,303 | -1,394 | -0.52 | 0.0025 |
| 2097 | 265,890 | -1,413 | -0.53 | 0.0024 |
| 2098 | 264,460 | -1,430 | -0.54 | 0.0024 |
| 2099 | 263,012 | -1,448 | -0.55 | 0.0024 |
| 2100 | 261,548 | -1,464 | -0.56 | 0.0024 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 60,266 | - | - | 0.0024 |
| 1951 | 62,067 | 1,801 | 2.99 | 0.0024 |
| 1952 | 63,844 | 1,777 | 2.86 | 0.0024 |
| 1953 | 65,573 | 1,729 | 2.71 | 0.0024 |
| 1954 | 67,244 | 1,671 | 2.55 | 0.0025 |
| 1955 | 68,854 | 1,610 | 2.39 | 0.0025 |
| 1956 | 70,436 | 1,582 | 2.30 | 0.0025 |
| 1957 | 72,067 | 1,631 | 2.32 | 0.0025 |
| 1958 | 73,830 | 1,763 | 2.45 | 0.0025 |
| 1959 | 75,806 | 1,976 | 2.68 | 0.0025 |
| 1960 | 78,076 | 2,270 | 2.99 | 0.0026 |
| 1961 | 80,706 | 2,630 | 3.37 | 0.0026 |
| 1962 | 83,655 | 2,949 | 3.65 | 0.0027 |
| 1963 | 86,847 | 3,192 | 3.82 | 0.0027 |
| 1964 | 90,139 | 3,292 | 3.79 | 0.0028 |
| 1965 | 93,438 | 3,299 | 3.66 | 0.0028 |
| 1966 | 96,716 | 3,278 | 3.51 | 0.0028 |
| 1967 | 99,995 | 3,279 | 3.39 | 0.0029 |
| 1968 | 103,342 | 3,347 | 3.35 | 0.0029 |
| 1969 | 106,820 | 3,478 | 3.37 | 0.0029 |
| 1970 | 110,495 | 3,675 | 3.44 | 0.0030 |
| 1971 | 114,382 | 3,887 | 3.52 | 0.0030 |
| 1972 | 118,440 | 4,058 | 3.55 | 0.0031 |
| 1973 | 122,643 | 4,203 | 3.55 | 0.0031 |
| 1974 | 126,924 | 4,281 | 3.49 | 0.0032 |
| 1975 | 131,233 | 4,309 | 3.39 | 0.0032 |
| 1976 | 135,549 | 4,316 | 3.29 | 0.0033 |
| 1977 | 139,891 | 4,342 | 3.20 | 0.0033 |
| 1978 | 144,277 | 4,386 | 3.14 | 0.0034 |
| 1979 | 148,741 | 4,464 | 3.09 | 0.0034 |
| 1980 | 153,301 | 4,560 | 3.07 | 0.0034 |
| 1981 | 157,953 | 4,652 | 3.03 | 0.0035 |
| 1982 | 162,685 | 4,732 | 3.00 | 0.0035 |
| 1983 | 167,451 | 4,766 | 2.93 | 0.0036 |
| 1984 | 172,249 | 4,798 | 2.87 | 0.0036 |
| 1985 | 177,027 | 4,778 | 2.77 | 0.0036 |
| 1986 | 181,817 | 4,790 | 2.71 | 0.0037 |
| 1987 | 186,584 | 4,767 | 2.62 | 0.0037 |
| 1988 | 191,266 | 4,682 | 2.51 | 0.0037 |
| 1989 | 195,726 | 4,460 | 2.33 | 0.0037 |
| 1990 | 199,905 | 4,179 | 2.14 | 0.0038 |
| 1991 | 203,726 | 3,821 | 1.91 | 0.0038 |
| 1992 | 207,245 | 3,519 | 1.73 | 0.0038 |
| 1993 | 210,642 | 3,397 | 1.64 | 0.0038 |
| 1994 | 214,197 | 3,555 | 1.69 | 0.0038 |
| 1995 | 218,071 | 3,874 | 1.81 | 0.0038 |
| 1996 | 222,322 | 4,251 | 1.95 | 0.0038 |
| 1997 | 226,866 | 4,544 | 2.04 | 0.0038 |
| 1998 | 231,570 | 4,704 | 2.07 | 0.0039 |
| 1999 | 236,221 | 4,651 | 2.01 | 0.0039 |
| 2000 | 240,686 | 4,465 | 1.89 | 0.0039 |
| 2001 | 244,931 | 4,245 | 1.76 | 0.0039 |
| 2002 | 248,972 | 4,041 | 1.65 | 0.0040 |
| 2003 | 252,703 | 3,731 | 1.50 | 0.0040 |
| 2004 | 255,992 | 3,289 | 1.30 | 0.0040 |
| 2005 | 258,780 | 2,788 | 1.09 | 0.0040 |
| 2006 | 261,010 | 2,230 | 0.86 | 0.0039 |
| 2007 | 262,721 | 1,711 | 0.66 | 0.0039 |
| 2008 | 264,061 | 1,340 | 0.51 | 0.0039 |
| 2009 | 265,254 | 1,193 | 0.45 | 0.0039 |
| 2010 | 266,455 | 1,201 | 0.45 | 0.0038 |
| 2011 | 267,698 | 1,243 | 0.47 | 0.0038 |
| 2012 | 268,998 | 1,300 | 0.49 | 0.0038 |
| 2013 | 270,328 | 1,330 | 0.49 | 0.0037 |
| 2014 | 271,705 | 1,377 | 0.51 | 0.0037 |
| 2015 | 273,124 | 1,419 | 0.52 | 0.0037 |
| 2016 | 274,575 | 1,451 | 0.53 | 0.0037 |
| 2017 | 276,102 | 1,527 | 0.56 | 0.0037 |
| 2018 | 277,679 | 1,577 | 0.57 | 0.0036 |
| 2019 | 279,287 | 1,608 | 0.58 | 0.0036 |