Polynesia Population Pyramid 1996
Polynesia in 1996
In 1996, Polynesia had a total population of 600,736 people. A decade earlier, in 1986, the population was 533,479; it has grown by 12.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 21.3 years; 37.6% were children under 15 and 4.2% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 |





