Population 257,847 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 29% (male 38,184; female 36,631)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 88,250; female 81,165)
65 years and over: 5.3% (male 6,850; female 6,767) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.67% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 18.17 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.49 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 3.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 8.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.23 years
female: 77.69 years (2002 est.)
male: 72.88 years

Total fertility rate 2.18 children born/woman (2002 est.)

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 16%

Languages French (official), Tahitian (official)

Literacy
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Polynesia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.