People using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 274,790 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 274,790 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia peaked at 274,790 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 234,989 people, in 2000.
French Polynesia ranks 182nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 234,989 people | — |
| 2001 | 238,638 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 242,206 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 245,954 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 249,852 people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 253,589 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 257,191 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 260,303 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 262,170 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 263,216 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 264,260 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 265,350 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 266,645 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 268,220 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 269,810 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 271,223 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 272,472 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 273,329 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 273,032 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 272,240 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 272,380 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 272,917 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 273,458 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 274,149 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 274,790 people | +0.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 274,790 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 9% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 274,790 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 22% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250,811 people | 234,989 people | 263,216 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,658 people | 264,260 people | 273,329 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,539 people | 272,380 people | 274,790 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 179 New Caledonia 292,639 people compare
- 180 French Guiana 290,416 people compare
- 181 Barbados 282,467 people compare
- 183 Vanuatu 238,128 people compare
- 184 Samoa 217,009 people compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 167,630 people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia was 274,790 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 274,790 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,989 people in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- French Polynesia ranks 182nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.