Demographic profile
French Polynesia is the 186th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Polynesia, it ranks 1 of 10.
Each day brings roughly 15 births and 5 deaths, adding about 3,652 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.25% annually, the population would double in roughly 56 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Windward Islands, holding an estimated 39.8% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 5 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 98.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 25.0%, with life expectancy at about 74.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of French Polynesia in 2026? Approximately 307,182 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is French Polynesia growing? About 1.25% per year — roughly 15 births and 5 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in French Polynesia? Around 0.0% — ranked 186 worldwide by population.