France vs French Polynesia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
France
0.1%
in 2025
French Polynesia
0.1%
in 2025
France rank
169th
French Polynesia rank
167th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- France
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
France ranks 169th and French Polynesia ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | France |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.4% | 0.7% | France |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, France or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between France and French Polynesia?
- 0.0%, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and French Polynesia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do France and French Polynesia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- France ranks 169th and French Polynesia ranks 167th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.