French Polynesia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for French Polynesia, 1960–2025.
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%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 23 of 37 economies; Fiji (59.54%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 119 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 81st of 217 in 1960 → 73rd of 217 in 1970 → 77th of 217 in 1980 → 90th of 217 in 1990 → 109th of 217 in 2000 → 108th of 217 in 2010 → 115th of 217 in 2020 → 120th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 61.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 61.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 61.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 61.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 61.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 61.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 61.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 61.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 61.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 61.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 61.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 61.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 61.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 60.76% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 60.07% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 59.26% | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 58.41% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 57.58% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 56.85% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 56.27% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 55.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 55.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 55.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 55.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 56.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 56.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 56.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 56.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 56.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 56.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 57.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 57.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 57.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 57.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 58.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 58.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 58.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 58.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 58.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 58.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 58.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 58.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 58.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 59.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 59.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 59.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 59.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 59.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 58.44% | +0.9 pp |
| 1974 | 57.56% | +1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 56.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 1972 | 55.35% | +1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 54.27% | +1.0 pp |
| 1970 | 53.25% | +1.1 pp |
| 1969 | 52.17% | +1.2 pp |
| 1968 | 51.01% | +1.2 pp |
| 1967 | 49.81% | +1.2 pp |
| 1966 | 48.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 1965 | 47.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 1964 | 46.24% | +1.1 pp |
| 1963 | 45.15% | +1.0 pp |
| 1962 | 44.15% | +0.9 pp |
| 1961 | 43.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 1960 | 42.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was French Polynesia’s Urban population in 1961?
43.2% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is French Polynesia’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +46.0% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 61.76%; 2024: 61.72%; 2023: 61.7%; 2022: 61.69%; 2021: 61.74%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.