Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.49 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia stood at 1.49 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia peaked at 5.37 children per women in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.49 children per women, in 2023.
French Polynesia ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.42 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.56 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 4.71 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 4.86 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 5 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 5.09 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 5.12 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.16 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 5.18 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 5.2 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.2 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.23 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.28 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.3 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.33 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.37 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.37 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 5.36 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.33 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 5.28 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.12 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.97 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.83 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 4.68 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 4.53 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 4.37 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 4.2 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.08 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.8 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 3.72 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.73 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 3.75 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.63 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.59 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.69 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 3.73 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.52 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.65 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.4 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 3.35 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.18 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 3.08 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.02 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.88 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 2.73 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 2.67 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.55 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.45 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.54 children per women | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.56 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.49 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.39 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.23 children per women | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.17 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.15 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.19 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.09 children per women | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.17 children per women | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.12 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.14 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.04 children per women | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.92 children per women | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.94 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.85 children per women | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.74 children per women | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.65 children per women | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.55 children per women | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.56 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.52 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.49 children per women | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.93 children per women | 4.42 children per women | 5.2 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.31 children per women | 5.2 children per women | 5.37 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.43 children per women | 3.72 children per women | 5.12 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.63 children per women | 3.4 children per women | 3.75 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 children per women | 2.45 children per women | 3.35 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 2.56 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 children per women | 1.55 children per women | 2.14 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.49 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Polynesia was 1.49 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 children per women in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 children per women in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- French Polynesia ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).