The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

(Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru

      People ::French Polynesia

      Population:

      291,000 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 179

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 24.3% (male 35,631/female 34,097)

      15–64 years: 68.9% (male 102,537/female 95,317)

      65 years and over: 6.8% (male 9,821/female 9,629) (2010 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 29.5 years

      male: 29.8 years

      female: 29.2 years (2010 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.355% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

      Birth rate:

      15.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

      Death rate:

      4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

      Net migration rate:

      2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

      Urbanization:

      urban population: 52% of total population (2008)

      rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female

      total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 7.41 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 165 male: 8.51 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 76.91 years country comparison to the world: 64 male: 74.44 years

      female: 79.5 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.89 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

      noun: French Polynesian(s)

      adjective: French Polynesian

      Ethnic groups:

      Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%

      Religions:

      Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%

      Languages:

      French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)

      Literacy:

      definition: age 14 and over can read and write

      total population: 98%

      male: 98%

      female: 98% (1977 est.)

      Education expenditures:

      NA

      Government ::French Polynesia

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia

      conventional short form: French Polynesia

      local long form: Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise

      local short form: Polynesie Francaise

      former: French Colony of Oceania

      Dependency status: