French Polynesia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for French Polynesia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for French Polynesia was 0.23% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.48% in 1970. The lowest was -0.28% in 2019 (about -1.2× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.36% per year.
French Polynesia ranks 159 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so French Polynesia sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 56%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 25 of 37 economies; Thailand (-0.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 233% in 2021. That is 18% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 120th of 216 in 1961 → 18th of 216 in 1970 → 35th of 216 in 1980 → 104th of 216 in 1990 → 94th of 217 in 2000 → 161st of 217 in 2010 → 169th of 217 in 2020 → 159th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | -0.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 0.73% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 1.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 2.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 2.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 2.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 3.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 3.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 3.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 3.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 3.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 3.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 3.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 3.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 3.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 3.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.38% | +0.6 pp |
| 1963 | 2.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 2.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was French Polynesia’s Population growth in 1962?
2.12% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is French Polynesia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -88.8% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.23%; 2024: 0.24%; 2023: 0.26%; 2022: 0.21%; 2021: 0.21%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.