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Demographic features of the population of French Polynesia include population density, ... 2017 275,764 3,826 1,612 2,214 13.9 5.8 8.0 1.81 2018 276,615 3,817
List of Oceanian countries by population growth rate. Add languages. Add links. Article; ... (2017) [1] Rank Country Annual growth (%) ... French Polynesia:
The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), [2] with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) [3] of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands:
The national 1 July, mid-year population estimates (usually based on past national censuses) supplied in these tables are given in thousands. The retrospective figures use the present-day names and world political division: for example, the table gives data for each of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, as if they had already been independent in 1950.
The inhabitants of Tuamotu produce 75% of the copra of French Polynesia. It is a subsidized family activity and the only resource of the atolls farthest from the center and east. Fishing is a major activity in the atolls closest to Tahiti (Rangiroa, Arutua, Apataki), which supply the central market of Papeete.
0.3% in overseas France (other than French Polynesia) (down from 0.5% at the 2007 census) Between the 2007 and 2017 censuses, the population of residents of the Marquesas Islands born in Tahiti rose by 50.5% (from 1,810 at the 2007 census to 2,726 at the 2017), and as a result, they made up 29.2% of the population in 2017.
Its population was 189,517 in 2017, [1] making it by far the most populous island in French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population; the 2022 Census recorded a population of 191,779. Tahiti is the economic, cultural, and political centre of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity and an overseas country of the French Republic.
Islands and communes of the Leeward Islands of French Polynesia Commune Land area (km 2) Population (2017 census) Population (2022 census) Density (per km 2) Notes Maupiti: 21.7 1,286 1,302 59.9 Primarily the island of Maupiti, but includes 3 atolls to the west of Maupiti (Maupihaa, Manuae and Motu One). Bora Bora: 41.55 10,549 10,758 258.9