Population density in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Population density was 53.84 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
53.84 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
163rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
83.31 people per km²
in 2040
All-time low
8.64 people per km²
in 1900
Years of data
160
1700–2100
Population density in French Polynesia, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 53.84 people per km² for population density in 2100.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in French Polynesia peaked at 83.31 people per km² in 2040 and was at its lowest, 8.64 people per km², in 1900.
That places French Polynesia 163rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 160 years of available data.
Population density in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 16.38 people per km² | — |
| 1800 | 18.02 people per km² | +10.0% |
| 1843 | 19.01 people per km² | +5.5% |
| 1850 | 17.86 people per km² | -6.1% |
| 1900 | 8.64 people per km² | -51.6% |
| 1926 | 10.37 people per km² | +20.0% |
| 1931 | 11.52 people per km² | +11.1% |
| 1936 | 12.68 people per km² | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 15.85 people per km² | +25.0% |
| 1950 | 18.54 people per km² | +17.0% |
| 1951 | 18.99 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 19.49 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 20.02 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 20.62 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 21.28 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 21.99 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 22.6 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 23.09 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 23.6 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 24.11 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 24.62 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 25.14 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 25.86 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 26.75 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 27.67 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 28.62 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 29.61 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 30.65 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 31.73 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 32.85 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 33.98 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 35.12 people per km² | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 36.28 people per km² | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 37.45 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 38.62 people per km² | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 39.8 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 41 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 42.3 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 43.67 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 45.08 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 46.53 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 48.01 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 49.48 people per km² | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 50.84 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 52.15 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 53.5 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 54.87 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 56.24 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 57.52 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 58.71 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 59.85 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 60.95 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 62.01 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 63.02 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 64 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 64.97 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 66.01 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 67.1 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 68.17 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 69.24 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 70.33 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71.39 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 72.5 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 73.66 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.77 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 75.84 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 76.76 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 77.32 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.64 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.96 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.29 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.68 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.15 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 79.63 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.06 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.43 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.7 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.62 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.39 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.44 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.61 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.78 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.99 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.19 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 81.38 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 81.56 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 81.73 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 81.9 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 82.08 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 82.27 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 82.44 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 82.6 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 82.74 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 82.87 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 83 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 83.1 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 83.17 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 83.24 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 83.29 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 83.31 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2041 | 83.3 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2042 | 83.26 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2043 | 83.2 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2044 | 83.12 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2045 | 83.01 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2046 | 82.88 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 82.72 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2048 | 82.53 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2049 | 82.3 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2050 | 82.04 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2051 | 81.75 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2052 | 81.42 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2053 | 81.05 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2054 | 80.67 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 80.26 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2056 | 79.82 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2057 | 79.37 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2058 | 78.9 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2059 | 78.42 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2060 | 77.91 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2061 | 77.39 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2062 | 76.87 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2063 | 76.34 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2064 | 75.79 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2065 | 75.22 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2066 | 74.66 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2067 | 74.09 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2068 | 73.52 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2069 | 72.94 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 72.36 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2071 | 71.79 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2072 | 71.2 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2073 | 70.6 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2074 | 70 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2075 | 69.4 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2076 | 68.79 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2077 | 68.17 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2078 | 67.55 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2079 | 66.92 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2080 | 66.29 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2081 | 65.66 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2082 | 65.03 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2083 | 64.4 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2084 | 63.77 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2085 | 63.14 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2086 | 62.51 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2087 | 61.88 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2088 | 61.24 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2089 | 60.61 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2090 | 59.99 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2091 | 59.36 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2092 | 58.74 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2093 | 58.12 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2094 | 57.5 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2095 | 56.88 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2096 | 56.27 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2097 | 55.66 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2098 | 55.05 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2099 | 54.45 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2100 | 53.84 people per km² | -1.1% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 53.84 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 51% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 53.84 people per km² is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -51.6% | 17.86 people per km² | 8.64 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 16.38 people per km² | 16.38 people per km² | 16.38 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 18.02 people per km² | 18.02 people per km² | 18.02 people per km² | 1 |
| 1840s | 19.01 people per km² | 19.01 people per km² | 19.01 people per km² | 1 |
| 1850s | 17.86 people per km² | 17.86 people per km² | 17.86 people per km² | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.64 people per km² | 8.64 people per km² | 8.64 people per km² | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.37 people per km² | 10.37 people per km² | 10.37 people per km² | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.1 people per km² | 11.52 people per km² | 12.68 people per km² | 2 |
| 1940s | 15.85 people per km² | 15.85 people per km² | 15.85 people per km² | 1 |
| 1950s | 21.02 people per km² | 18.54 people per km² | 23.6 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.47 people per km² | 24.11 people per km² | 31.73 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.11 people per km² | 32.85 people per km² | 43.67 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.42 people per km² | 45.08 people per km² | 57.52 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.48 people per km² | 58.71 people per km² | 68.17 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.95 people per km² | 69.24 people per km² | 77.64 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.59 people per km² | 77.96 people per km² | 80.7 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.27 people per km² | 80.44 people per km² | 82.08 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 82.87 people per km² | 82.27 people per km² | 83.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 82.96 people per km² | 82.3 people per km² | 83.31 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 80.37 people per km² | 78.42 people per km² | 82.04 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 75.47 people per km² | 72.94 people per km² | 77.91 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 69.68 people per km² | 66.92 people per km² | 72.36 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 63.45 people per km² | 60.61 people per km² | 66.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 57.2 people per km² | 54.45 people per km² | 59.99 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 53.84 people per km² | 53.84 people per km² | 53.84 people per km² | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in French Polynesia?
- Population density in French Polynesia was 53.84 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.31 people per km² in 2040.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 people per km² in 1900.
- How does French Polynesia rank for population density?
- French Polynesia ranks 163rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.