French Polynesia
Population in French Polynesia
Population in French Polynesia: 64,340 people in 1950 and 281,100 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 281,100 people
- Since 1950
- +216,760 people
- Rank, 2023
- 182 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 186,900 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 186,900 people in 2100, between 56,360 people and 526,000 people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 62,530 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | French Polynesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 281,100 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 280,400 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 279,800 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 279,200 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 279,000 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 279,800 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 280,100 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 279,200 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 277,900 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 276,400 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 274,700 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 273,100 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 271,700 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 270,600 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 269,500 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 268,400 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 266,400 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 263,200 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 259,500 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 255,700 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 251,600 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 247,800 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 244,100 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 240,300 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 236,600 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 232,900 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 229,100 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 225,500 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 222,100 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 218,700 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 215,200 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 211,600 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 207,700 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 203,800 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 199,600 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 195,200 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 190,400 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 185,700 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 181,000 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 176,500 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 171,800 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 166,600 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 161,500 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 156,500 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 151,600 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 146,800 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 142,300 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 138,100 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 134,000 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 130,000 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 125,900 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 121,900 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 117,900 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 114,000 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 110,100 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 106,400 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 102,800 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 99,320 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 96,020 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 92,820 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 89,740 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 87,260 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 85,430 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 83,670 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 81,900 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 80,150 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 78,440 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 76,330 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 73,850 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 71,560 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 69,490 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 67,610 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 65,910 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 64,340 | 2.49 billion |
| 1946 | 55,000 | – |
| 1936 | 44,000 | – |
| 1931 | 40,000 | – |
| 1926 | 36,000 | – |
| 1900 | 30,000 | – |
| 1850 | 62,000 | – |
| 1843 | 66,000 | – |
| 1800 | 62,530 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | French Polynesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 281,800281,000–282,600 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 282,500279,900–285,000 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 283,100278,500–287,500 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 283,700276,800–290,300 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 284,300275,100–293,300 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 284,900273,300–296,400 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 285,500271,300–299,700 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 286,200269,100–302,900 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 286,700266,700–306,300 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 287,200264,400–310,000 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 287,600261,800–313,800 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 288,100258,900–317,100 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 288,400256,200–320,100 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 288,700253,700–323,300 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 288,900250,800–326,700 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 289,100247,900–330,600 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 289,200244,900–334,600 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 289,100241,900–338,100 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 289,000239,300–342,400 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 288,800236,600–345,700 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 288,500233,300–348,400 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 288,100230,200–352,400 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 287,700226,700–356,400 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 287,100222,000–359,300 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 286,400217,500–362,500 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 285,600213,700–366,000 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 284,800209,300–369,100 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 283,700204,900–372,200 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 282,600201,200–374,900 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 281,300197,500–378,100 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 280,000193,800–382,600 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 278,600190,400–386,400 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 277,100187,100–389,100 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 275,500183,800–392,500 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 273,900180,000–396,100 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 272,200175,400–400,100 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 270,400171,400–403,900 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 268,600168,400–406,400 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 266,800164,100–408,200 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 265,000159,000–409,900 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 263,100154,500–411,300 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 261,100150,800–412,900 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 259,100147,300–415,400 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 257,200144,000–418,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 255,200140,200–421,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 253,200136,300–423,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 251,200132,100–423,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 249,200127,800–424,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 247,100124,600–426,900 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 245,100121,800–430,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 243,000119,200–433,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 240,900116,400–435,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 238,700113,700–435,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 236,600111,000–439,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 234,500108,600–443,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 232,300106,700–447,200 | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 230,100104,400–452,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 227,900101,800–456,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 225,70099,220–459,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 223,50096,330–463,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 221,30093,070–465,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 219,10090,260–468,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 217,00087,630–473,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 214,80084,680–478,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 212,60081,930–484,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 210,40079,690–488,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 208,20077,580–489,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 206,00074,890–494,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 203,90072,610–502,100 | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 201,70070,450–502,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 199,60068,480–500,000 | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 197,40066,630–498,900 | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 195,30064,590–503,000 | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 193,20062,580–509,100 | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 191,10060,310–513,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 189,00058,150–519,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 186,90056,360–526,000 | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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