Short facts about people of French Polynesia

Population:

253,506 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  29.74% (male 38,473; female 36,925) 15-64 years:  65.17% (male 86,128; female 79,076) 65 years and over:  5.09% (male 6,481; female 6,423) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.72% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

18.6 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.45 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

3.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

9.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.01 years male:  72.67 years female:  77.46 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.23 children born/woman (2001 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.)

Source: World Factbook