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French Polynesia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for French Polynesia, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
61.76%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +46.0% since 1960
Urban population for French Polynesia was 61.76% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 61.79% in 2017. The lowest was 42.29% in 1960 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.58% per year.
French Polynesia ranks 120 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so French Polynesia sits below it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
61.76%
First (1960)
42.29%
Change
+46.0%
Highest
61.79%
in 2017
Lowest
42.29%
in 1960
Average
56.89%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.58%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.76% |
| 2024 | 61.72% |
| 2023 | 61.7% |
| 2022 | 61.69% |
| 2021 | 61.74% |
| 2020 | 61.77% |
| 2019 | 61.78% |
| 2018 | 61.79% |
| 2017 | 61.79% |
| 2016 | 61.77% |
| 2015 | 61.74% |
| 2014 | 61.68% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.