People

 

Nationality

noun: French Polynesian(s)

adjective: French Polynesian
Population (2010 est.) 291,000
Annual population growth rate (2010 est.) 1.355%
Age Structure (2010 est.)

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)
Urbanization

urban population: 52% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Ethnic groups Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Languages (2002 census) French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6%
Religion Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Life expectancy (2010 est.)

male: 74.44 years

female: 79.5 years
Infant mortality rate (2010-CIA est.)

7.41 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.51 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births

French Polynesia

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