Demographics of French Polynesia
From Academic Kids
Population: 249,110 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 38,736; female 37,197)
15-64 years:
65% (male 83,986; female 76,973)
65 years and over:
5% (male 6,127; female 6,091) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.78% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 19.01 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.41 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.79 years
male:
72.47 years
female:
77.22 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.28 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
French Polynesian(s)
adjective:
French Polynesian
Ethnic groups: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Religions: Protestantism 54%, Roman Catholicism 30%, other 16%
Languages: French (official), Tahitian (official)
- Other languages with only local (if any official) status
Literacy:
definition:
age 14 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female:
98% (1977 est.)
