Population of French Polynesia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 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.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

French Polynesia population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
2020280,9081,6210.580.0036
2021282,5301,6220.580.0036
2022284,1641,6340.580.0036
2023285,7871,6230.570.0036
2024287,4161,6290.570.0035
2025289,0281,6120.560.0035
2026290,6331,6050.560.0035
2027292,2081,5750.540.0035
2028293,7551,5470.530.0035
2029295,2561,5010.510.0035
2030296,7141,4580.490.0035
2031298,1001,3860.470.0035
2032299,4321,3320.450.0034
2033300,6971,2650.420.0034
2034301,8921,1950.400.0034
2035303,0231,1310.370.0034
2036304,0721,0490.350.0034
2037305,0539810.320.0034
2038305,9549010.300.0034
2039306,7798250.270.0034
2040307,5277480.240.0033
2041308,1866590.210.0033
2042308,7655790.190.0033
2043309,2695040.160.0033
2044309,6914220.140.0033
2045310,0453540.110.0033
2046310,3142690.090.0033
2047310,5031890.060.0032
2048310,6331300.040.0032
2049310,674410.010.0032
2050310,654-20-0.010.0032
2051310,565-89-0.030.0032
2052310,405-160-0.050.0032
2053310,186-219-0.070.0031
2054309,897-289-0.090.0031
2055309,557-340-0.110.0031
2056309,163-394-0.130.0031
2057308,711-452-0.150.0031
2058308,213-498-0.160.0031
2059307,668-545-0.180.0030
2060307,078-590-0.190.0030
2061306,439-639-0.210.0030
2062305,768-671-0.220.0030
2063305,049-719-0.240.0030
2064304,300-749-0.250.0030
2065303,520-780-0.260.0029
2066302,700-820-0.270.0029
2067301,854-846-0.280.0029
2068300,982-872-0.290.0029
2069300,069-913-0.300.0029
2070299,130-939-0.310.0029
2071298,163-967-0.320.0028
2072297,167-996-0.330.0028
2073296,146-1,021-0.340.0028
2074295,093-1,053-0.360.0028
2075294,019-1,074-0.360.0028
2076292,922-1,097-0.370.0028
2077291,797-1,125-0.380.0027
2078290,660-1,137-0.390.0027
2079289,492-1,168-0.400.0027
2080288,303-1,189-0.410.0027
2081287,096-1,207-0.420.0027
2082285,868-1,228-0.430.0027
2083284,625-1,243-0.430.0027
2084283,360-1,265-0.440.0026
2085282,086-1,274-0.450.0026
2086280,797-1,289-0.460.0026
2087279,489-1,308-0.470.0026
2088278,175-1,314-0.470.0026
2089276,852-1,323-0.480.0026
2090275,513-1,339-0.480.0025
2091274,175-1,338-0.490.0025
2092272,824-1,351-0.490.0025
2093271,454-1,370-0.500.0025
2094270,087-1,367-0.500.0025
2095268,697-1,390-0.510.0025
2096267,303-1,394-0.520.0025
2097265,890-1,413-0.530.0024
2098264,460-1,430-0.540.0024
2099263,012-1,448-0.550.0024
2100261,548-1,464-0.560.0024

French Polynesia population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
195060,266--0.0024
195162,0671,8012.990.0024
195263,8441,7772.860.0024
195365,5731,7292.710.0024
195467,2441,6712.550.0025
195568,8541,6102.390.0025
195670,4361,5822.300.0025
195772,0671,6312.320.0025
195873,8301,7632.450.0025
195975,8061,9762.680.0025
196078,0762,2702.990.0026
196180,7062,6303.370.0026
196283,6552,9493.650.0027
196386,8473,1923.820.0027
196490,1393,2923.790.0028
196593,4383,2993.660.0028
196696,7163,2783.510.0028
196799,9953,2793.390.0029
1968103,3423,3473.350.0029
1969106,8203,4783.370.0029
1970110,4953,6753.440.0030
1971114,3823,8873.520.0030
1972118,4404,0583.550.0031
1973122,6434,2033.550.0031
1974126,9244,2813.490.0032
1975131,2334,3093.390.0032
1976135,5494,3163.290.0033
1977139,8914,3423.200.0033
1978144,2774,3863.140.0034
1979148,7414,4643.090.0034
1980153,3014,5603.070.0034
1981157,9534,6523.030.0035
1982162,6854,7323.000.0035
1983167,4514,7662.930.0036
1984172,2494,7982.870.0036
1985177,0274,7782.770.0036
1986181,8174,7902.710.0037
1987186,5844,7672.620.0037
1988191,2664,6822.510.0037
1989195,7264,4602.330.0037
1990199,9054,1792.140.0038
1991203,7263,8211.910.0038
1992207,2453,5191.730.0038
1993210,6423,3971.640.0038
1994214,1973,5551.690.0038
1995218,0713,8741.810.0038
1996222,3224,2511.950.0038
1997226,8664,5442.040.0038
1998231,5704,7042.070.0039
1999236,2214,6512.010.0039
2000240,6864,4651.890.0039
2001244,9314,2451.760.0039
2002248,9724,0411.650.0040
2003252,7033,7311.500.0040
2004255,9923,2891.300.0040
2005258,7802,7881.090.0040
2006261,0102,2300.860.0039
2007262,7211,7110.660.0039
2008264,0611,3400.510.0039
2009265,2541,1930.450.0039
2010266,4551,2010.450.0038
2011267,6981,2430.470.0038
2012268,9981,3000.490.0038
2013270,3281,3300.490.0037
2014271,7051,3770.510.0037
2015273,1241,4190.520.0037
2016274,5751,4510.530.0037
2017276,1021,5270.560.0037
2018277,6791,5770.570.0036
2019279,2871,6080.580.0036