Internet users in French Polynesia

72.7% of the population of French Polynesia used the internet in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for French Polynesia is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
French Polynesia, 2017 72.7% % of population
Change from 2016 +4.3percentage points 2016: 68.4%
World, 2017 46.3% Official aggregate

Internet users in French Polynesia over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2001 to 2025
Period French PolynesiaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 72.7% 46.3%
2016 68.4% 43.6%
2015 64.6% 39.9%
2014 60.7% 37.4%
2013 56.8% 35.3%
2012 52.9% 33.3%
2011 49.0% 30.9%
2010 49.0% 28.4%
2009 44.6% 25.3%
2008 33.9% 22.8%
2007 28.6% 20.2%
2006 25.1% 17.2%
2005 21.5% 15.6%
2004 17.9% –
2003 14.1% –
2002 8.2% –
2001 6.3% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.3 percentage points from 68.4% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 28.6%, the figure has changed by +44.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 46.3%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2017 for French Polynesia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database