People of French Polynesia
Population: | 278,963 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 36,223/female 34,677) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 98,784/female 91,585) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 8,933/female 8,761) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 28.3 years male: 28.6 years female: 28 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 1.461% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 16.41 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | 2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.045 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.079 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.066 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 7.84 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 76.31 years male: 73.88 years female: 78.86 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 1.98 children born/woman (2007 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 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.) |