Polynesia Population Pyramid 1975
Polynesia in 1975
The population of Polynesia in 1975 was 450,010. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 363,200; it has grown by 23.9% since.
With a median age of 16.6 years, Polynesia had a youth dependency ratio of 91.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
61,061 immigrants live in Polynesia.
| France | 23,312 |
| Samoa | 16,397 |
| New Zealand | 5,234 |
| United States of America | 3,315 |
| New Caledonia | 3,253 |
200,068 people born in Polynesia live in other countries.
| New Zealand | 109,416 |
| Australia | 69,153 |
| New Caledonia | 13,041 |
| Fiji | 2,158 |
| Samoa | 1,456 |





