Polynesia Population Pyramid 2012
Polynesia in 2012
In 2012, Polynesia had a total population of 676,229 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.2%, up from 636,578 in 2002.
With a median age of 25.2 years, Polynesia had a youth dependency ratio of 51.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.5 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 |





