Introduction - French Polynesia: |
Location - French Polynesia: |
People - French Polynesia: |
Population | 278,963 (July 2007 est.) |
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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.) |
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Dependency status | overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004 |
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Median age | total: 28.3 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 28 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate | 1.461% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate | 16.41 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate | 4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate | 2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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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.) |
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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.) |
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Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.31 years
male: 73.88 years
female: 78.86 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate | 1.98 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | NA |
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Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | NA |
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Hiv aids deaths | NA |
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Nationality | noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian |
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Ethnic groups | Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% |
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Religions | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
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Languages | French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census) |
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Literacy | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.) |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007