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.
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 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)
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.