Population growth in French Polynesia
From 1960 to 2020 the population of French Polynesia increased from 78,076.00 to 280,904.00 people. This is a growth by 259.8 percent in 60 years. The highest increase in French Polynesia was recorded in 1979 with 3.99%. The smallest increase in 2009 with 0.45%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 155.5 percent.
Around 62% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 0.7% annually.
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Population development in French Polynesia since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population French Polynesia | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81,000 | 3.36 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 84,000 | 3.65 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 87,000 | 3.81 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 90,000 | 3.79 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 93,000 | 3.67 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 97,000 | 3.53 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 100,000 | 3.41 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 103,000 | 3.36 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 107,000 | 3.36 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 110,000 | 3.40 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 114,000 | 3.46 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 118,000 | 3.47 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 122,000 | 3.45 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 126,000 | 3.38 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 131,000 | 3.27 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 135,000 | 3.16 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 139,000 | 3.05 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 143,000 | 3.00 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 149,000 | 3.99 % | 31.3 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 153,000 | 3.07 % | 31.0 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 158,000 | 3.03 % | 30.8 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 163,000 | 3.00 % | 30.6 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 167,000 | 2.93 % | 30.6 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 172,000 | 2.87 % | 30.6 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 177,000 | 2.77 % | 30.5 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 182,000 | 2.71 % | 30.4 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 187,000 | 2.62 % | 30.1 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 191,000 | 2.51 % | 29.7 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 196,000 | 2.33 % | 29.1 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 200,000 | 2.14 % | 28.3 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 204,000 | 1.91 % | 27.4 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 207,000 | 1.73 % | 26.4 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 211,000 | 1.64 % | 25.4 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 214,000 | 1.69 % | 24.4 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 218,000 | 1.81 % | 23.4 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 222,000 | 1.95 % | 22.5 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 227,000 | 2.04 % | 21.8 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 232,000 | 2.07 % | 21.1 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 236,000 | 2.01 % | 20.5 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 241,000 | 1.89 % | 20.0 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 245,000 | 1.76 % | 19.5 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 249,000 | 1.65 % | 19.2 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 253,000 | 1.50 % | 18.8 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 256,000 | 1.30 % | 18.5 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 259,000 | 1.09 % | 18.1 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 261,000 | 0.86 % | 17.8 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 263,000 | 0.66 % | 17.5 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 264,000 | 0.51 % | 17.2 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 265,000 | 0.45 % | 17.1 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 266,000 | 0.45 % | 16.8 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 268,000 | 0.47 % | 16.5 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 269,000 | 0.48 % | 16.3 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 270,000 | 0.50 % | 16.0 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 272,000 | 0.51 % | 15.7 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 273,000 | 0.52 % | 15.5 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 275,000 | 0.53 % | 15.2 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 276,000 | 0.56 % | 14.9 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 278,000 | 0.57 % | 14.7 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 279,000 | 0.58 % | 14.4 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 7,673 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 281,000 | 0.58 % | 7,753 M | 1.04 % |
Birth- and deathrate in French Polynesia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2019 in the graph: The population in French Polynesia increased by about 1,610 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 5.7 per 1000 people (~ 1,590 deaths) and the birth rate was 14.4 per 1000 people (~ 4,010 births). As a result, around 810 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 1,467 in French Polynesia. The number of births was 4,251 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate