What is birth rate in French Polynesia?

Birth rate in French Polynesia was 10.91 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in French Polynesia?

The highest recorded value was 43.14 births per 1,000 people in 1957.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in French Polynesia?

The lowest recorded value was 10.91 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does French Polynesia rank for birth rate?

French Polynesia ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in French Polynesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this French Polynesia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in French Polynesia

Name: Birth rate in French Polynesia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

French Polynesia: Birth rate was 10.91 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

10.91 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

154th

of 236 countries

All-time high

43.14 births per 1,000 people

in 1957

All-time low

10.91 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in French Polynesia, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in French Polynesia stood at 10.91 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in French Polynesia peaked at 43.14 births per 1,000 people in 1957 and was at its lowest, 10.91 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

French Polynesia ranks 154th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	41.66 births per 1,000 people	38.43 births per 1,000 people	43.14 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	41.13 births per 1,000 people	39.17 births per 1,000 people	42.42 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	33.57 births per 1,000 people	29.6 births per 1,000 people	37.72 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	30.37 births per 1,000 people	29.2 births per 1,000 people	31.43 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	24.25 births per 1,000 people	20.56 births per 1,000 people	28.81 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	18.8 births per 1,000 people	17.39 births per 1,000 people	21.4 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	14.97 births per 1,000 people	11.94 births per 1,000 people	17.82 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.32 births per 1,000 people	10.91 births per 1,000 people	11.78 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

151 Argentina 11.06 births per 1,000 people compare
152 Montenegro 11.02 births per 1,000 people compare
153 Maldives 11.02 births per 1,000 people compare
155 Palau 10.9 births per 1,000 people compare
156 Bahamas 10.85 births per 1,000 people compare
157 Cyprus 10.8 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for French Polynesia

Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 6,044 people (2100)
Population density 53.84 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -1.1% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.49 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.49 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.49 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.5 live births per woman (2023)

All data for French Polynesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in French Polynesia?: Birth rate in French Polynesia was 10.91 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in French Polynesia?: The highest recorded value was 43.14 births per 1,000 people in 1957.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in French Polynesia?: The lowest recorded value was 10.91 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does French Polynesia rank for birth rate?: French Polynesia ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in French Polynesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this French Polynesia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.