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French Polynesia

French Polynesia / PF

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

French Polynesia in numbers.

Area3,471 kmยฒWorld # 172 โ†’Population282.5KWorld # 179 โ†’Population density81.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 115 โ†’Life expectancy84.2 yearsWorld # 7 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 22,440World # 71 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

French Polynesia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area3,471 kmยฒWorld # 172 / 2023 โ†’Population282.5KWorld # 179 / 2025 โ†’Population density81.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 115 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.2%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 152 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2024 โ†’Death rate3.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 206 / 2024 โ†’Median age34.8 yearsWorld # 100 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+11.9%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418.5%World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Urban population61.8%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.2KWorld # 112 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-4.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 187 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.7%World # 77 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84.2 yearsWorld # 7 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 22,440World # 71 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 6.3BWorld # 166 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growth1.1%World # 167 / 2024 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’Unemployment11.7%World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment36.6%World # 12 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,045 kcal/dayWorld # 82 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person98.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 22 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production22 tWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area43.1%World # 67 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.3 tWorld # 105 / 2024 โ†’Internet use72.7%World # 128 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions118.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals89.4KWorld # 170 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 782MWorld # 84 / 2016 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity84%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyCFP FrancXPFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country