French Polynesia Population Pyramid 2003
French Polynesia in 2003
As of 2003, French Polynesia counted 251,637 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.9%, up from 215,219 in 1993.
The median age was 26.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 45.6 children under 15 and 7.2 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in French Polynesia had on average 1.50 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 84.1 years in 2023: 86.5 for women and 81.8 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
27,791 immigrants live in French Polynesia, 9.9% of the population.
| France | 22,420 |
| New Caledonia | 2,237 |
| Algeria | 681 |
| China | 615 |
| United States of America | 419 |
1,860 people born in French Polynesia live in other countries.
| New Caledonia | 591 |
| Australia | 521 |
| Mali | 447 |
| Chile | 281 |
| Norway | 8 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 251,637 | 26.2 | |
| Samoa | 185,430 | 19.9 | |
| Tonga | 104,464 | 20.8 |





