Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6176 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in French Polynesia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.6176 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in French Polynesia peaked at 0.6179 people per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4229 people per person, in 1960.
That places French Polynesia 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4229 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.432 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4415 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4515 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4624 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.474 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.486 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4981 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5101 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5217 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5325 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5427 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5535 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.565 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5756 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5844 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5902 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5918 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5916 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5912 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5906 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5899 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5892 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5884 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5876 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5867 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5857 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5845 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5832 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5815 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5791 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5764 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5735 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5705 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5678 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5654 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5637 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5625 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5614 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5604 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5595 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5589 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5586 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5593 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5627 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5685 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5758 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5841 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5926 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6007 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6076 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6127 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6153 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6161 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6168 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6174 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6177 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6179 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6179 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6178 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6177 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6174 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6169 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.617 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6172 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6176 people per person | +0.1% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.6176 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 77% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.6176 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 people per person | 0.4229 people per person | 0.5217 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5719 people per person | 0.5325 people per person | 0.5918 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5867 people per person | 0.5815 people per person | 0.5906 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5681 people per person | 0.5604 people per person | 0.5791 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5721 people per person | 0.5586 people per person | 0.6007 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6157 people per person | 0.6076 people per person | 0.6179 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6173 people per person | 0.6169 people per person | 0.6177 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 119 North Macedonia 0.6265 people per person compare
- 120 Ireland 0.6251 people per person compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 0.6239 people per person compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.6149 people per person compare
- 124 Aruba 0.6139 people per person compare
- 125 Barbados 0.597 people per person compare
More population data for French Polynesia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6605 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 53.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,044 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.2972 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in French Polynesia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in French Polynesia was 0.6176 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6179 people per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4229 people per person in 1960.
- How does French Polynesia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.