Population in French Polynesia
The population of French Polynesia was 282,465 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
French Polynesia, 2025
282,465
Change from 2024
+0.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
180th of 217
Population in French Polynesia over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | French Polynesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 282,465 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 281,807 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 281,118 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 280,378 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 279,792 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 279,209 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 279,034 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 279,815 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 280,087 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 279,178 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 277,866 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 276,387 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 274,728 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 273,084 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 271,727 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 270,580 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 269,481 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 268,379 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 266,438 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 263,223 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 259,507 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 255,654 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 251,637 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 247,775 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 244,097 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 281,807 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 277,866 people, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, French Polynesia has the 180th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for French Polynesia
All statistics for French Polynesia
Population growth
0.23%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
281,118 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
34.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.50 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.25%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
11.9%
2025 · World Bank