Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC

SERIAL · 258Insular Oceania

French Polynesia

CapitalPapeete

CurrencyXPF · CFP Franc

LanguageFrench

Area3,521 km²

Since1842

ISOPYF · PF

Population

282,465as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

French overseas collectivity in the Pacific

French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country; it is classified as a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia is associated with the European Union as an overseas country and territory (OCT). The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), with a population of 282,596 as of September 2025 of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago.

Text: Wikipedia — French PolynesiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-25

— FACTS —

Capital: Papeete
Currency: CFP Franc (XPF)
Official language: French
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +689
Top-level domain: .pf
Independence / founding: 1842
Highest point: Mont Orohena (2,241 m)
Anthem: ’Ia ora ’o Tahiti Nui

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

42.4%% of land area

#67 of 2132024

134% of world average

Forest area

1,495km²

#158 of 2132025

1% of world average

Agricultural land

8.1%% of land area

#183 of 2092024

22% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.7%% of land area

#192 of 2062024

5% of world average

Land area

3,521km²

#172 of 2152024

1% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

282,465people

#180 of 2162025

1% of world average

Population growth

0.2%% per year

#159 of 2162025

24% of world average

Population density

80people per km²

#120 of 2152024

18% of world average

People living in cities

61.8%% of population

#120 of 2162025

98% of world average

Urban population growth

0.3%% per year

#169 of 2162025

19% of world average

People living rurally

38.2%% of population

#97 of 2162025

104% of world average

Population aged 0-14

18.5%% of population

#133 of 2162025

73% of world average

Population aged 15-64

69.6%% of population

#29 of 2162025

109% of world average

Population aged 65+

11.9%% of population

#85 of 2162025

110% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

43.7%% of working-age population

#188 of 2162025

76% of world average

Female population

49.5%% of population

#175 of 2162025

99% of world average

Births per woman

1.49births per woman

#153 of 2162024

63% of world average

Birth rate

10.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#144 of 2162024

62% of world average

Death rate

3.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#207 of 2162024

49% of world average

Net migration

-1,199people (5-year total)

#112 of 2162025

-1089% of world average

Migrants living in the country

10.7%% of population

#77 of 2152024

81% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$6.32Bcurrent US$

#166 of 2112024

1% of world average

GDP per person

$22,440current US$

#71 of 2112024

93% of world average

GDP growth

1.1%% per year

#167 of 2102024

33% of world average

GDP per person growth

0.9%% per year

#151 of 2102024

37% of world average

Gross national income

$7.01Bcurrent US$

#162 of 2042024

1% of world average

Gross national income per person

$24,100current US$

#60 of 2032024

119% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.8%% per year

#55 of 2092024

26% of world average

Government consumption

32.0%% of GDP

#11 of 1812024

183% of world average

Household consumption

73.7%% of GDP

#45 of 1812024

114% of world average

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Investment (gross capital formation)

21.9%% of GDP

#108 of 1782024

94% of world average

Fixed investment

21.9%% of GDP

#92 of 1732024

98% of world average

Gross savings

23.3%% of GDP

#75 of 1682016

106% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$11.2Mcurrent US$

#180 of 2012025

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-0.2%% of GDP

#176 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.2%% of GDP

#114 of 1792024

8% of world average

Current account balance

7.5%% of GDP

#25 of 1912016

no comparison

Money sent home by workers abroad

$581.6Mcurrent US$

#113 of 1862016

11% of world average

Foreign aid received

7.4%% of GNI

not enough data to rank1999

123% of world average

Exchange rate

106local currency per US$

#64 of 2112025

7% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.2%% of GDP

#146 of 1992020

22% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

10.6%% of GDP

#185 of 2022020

44% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

4.7%% of GDP

#159 of 1952020

43% of world average

Services' share of the economy

75.9%% of GDP

#16 of 2022020

131% of world average

16 of 39 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— TRADE —

Exports

18.3%% of GDP

#153 of 1872024

42% of world average

Imports

46.1%% of GDP

#91 of 1872024

93% of world average

Trade balance

-27.8%% of GDP

#163 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

38.7%% of GDP

#151 of 2052024

60% of world average

Goods exported

$175.0Mcurrent US$

#182 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$2.45Bcurrent US$

#156 of 2072025

2% of world average

Services exported

$1.02Bcurrent US$

#140 of 1912016

2% of world average

Services imported

$384.0Mcurrent US$

#169 of 1912016

1% of world average

Goods and services exported

$1.20Bcurrent US$

#167 of 1912016

1% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$1.87Bcurrent US$

#164 of 1912016

1% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.9%% of manufactured exports

#135 of 1792024

16% of world average

Terms of trade

81index

#196 of 2062024

77% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

84.2 yrsyears

#7 of 2162024

114% of world average

Life expectancy, women

86.6 yrsyears

#5 of 2162024

113% of world average

Life expectancy, men

81.9 yrsyears

#11 of 2162024

115% of world average

Physicians

1.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2000

81% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

97.5%% of population

#82 of 2132024

121% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

24per 100,000 people

#86 of 2082024

24% of world average

Undernourishment

2.6%% of population

#72 of 1682024

26% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— LEARNING —

Primary school enrolment

108.1%% gross

not enough data to rank1996

107% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

74.8%% gross

not enough data to rank1993

86% of world average

University enrolment

1.5%% gross

not enough data to rank1992

3% of world average

Primary school completion

74.6%% of relevant age group

not enough data to rank1983

83% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

14.3pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank1996

65% of world average

5 of 10 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— WORK —

Unemployment

11.7%% of labour force

#159 of 1862025

169% of world average

Youth unemployment

36.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#175 of 1862025

233% of world average

Labour force participation

52.4%% aged 15+

#147 of 1862025

87% of world average

Women in the labour force

46.6%% of women aged 15+

#133 of 1862025

91% of world average

Men in the labour force

58.0%% of men aged 15+

#171 of 1862025

83% of world average

Labour force

120,628people

#179 of 1862025

1% of world average

Working in agriculture

1.9%% of employment

#160 of 1862025

9% of world average

Working in industry

14.3%% of employment

#146 of 1862025

73% of world average

Working in services

83.7%% of employment

#10 of 1862025

143% of world average

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Self-employed

18.2%% of employment

#131 of 1862025

47% of world average

Employed

46.3%% aged 15+

#156 of 1862025

82% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— CONNECTED —

People online

72.7%% of population

#129 of 2072017

102% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

119per 100 people

#94 of 2102023

103% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

35.6per 100 people

#42 of 2082023

196% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

23.5per 100 people

#51 of 2132023

158% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Container port traffic

84,772TEU

#128 of 1672022

2% of world average

Tourists arriving

89,400count

#166 of 1942020

2% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$782.0Mcurrent US$

#80 of 1752016

21% of world average

10 of 18 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

3.46tonnes per person

#118 of 2032024

77% of world average

Carbon emissions

0.974Mt CO2

#43 of 2032024

1% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

1.08Mt CO2-equivalent

#34 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

5.6%% of land area

#178 of 2132025

30% of world average

Protected coastal waters

87.4%% of territorial waters

#5 of 1742025

846% of world average

Renewable energy use

7.0%% of final energy consumption

#160 of 2122022

24% of world average

Electricity from renewables

23.7%% of total

#100 of 2062021

69% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

76.3%% of total

#117 of 2092021

128% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

3 of 12 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— STATE —

Homicides

0.371per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2009

5% of world average

6 of 7 figures unavailable for French Polynesia.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Other$137.6M
Hong Kong$50.7M
Japan$19.2M
United States$14.9M
France$9.9M
People's Republic of China$874,686
New Caledonia$280,549
Vietnam$190,313

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Wallis and Futuna$2,627
Switzerland$267

Imports fromas of 2025

Other$1.63B
France$142.9M
People's Republic of China$134.6M
United States$74.7M
New Zealand$47.6M
Thailand$38.8M
Italy$28.3M
Spain$20.0M

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Germany$19.7M
Belgium$16.2M
Japan$15.6M
South Korea$15.3M
Uruguay$12.9M
Switzerland$12.5M
Vietnam$10.4M

Trade balance, 2025-$2.10B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Papeete · approx. UTC-10

Neighbours

French Polynesia has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for French Polynesia yet

People

Heiata BrinkfieldFrench Polynesian athlete

Candice RicherFrench Polynesian athlete

History

1842French Polynesia founded as a sovereign state

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population282,4652025

GDP$6.32B2024

GDP per person$22,4402024