Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
28 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
78,000 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
French public overseas broadcaster Réseau Outre-Mer provides 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.pf
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
72.70% (2017 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
24 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
66,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
119 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
334,000 (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
coconuts, fruits, cassava, sugarcane, pineapples, eggs, tropical fruits, watermelons, tomatoes, pork (2023)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$197.5 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$264.32 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$291.182 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
$411.963 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
110.306 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
89.8502 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
89.8243 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
107.553 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
107.807 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
105.633 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
101.047 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
106.589 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
104.711 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
100.880 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
113.474 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
110.347 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
110.306 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
pearls, fish, aircraft parts, gas turbines, vanilla (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$1.131 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$1.212 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$1.045 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$1.078 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$1.141 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$1.287 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$184 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$94.4 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$162 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$1.227 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$1.477 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$1.159 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
23.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
30.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
70.4% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-45.6% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
21.7% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
2.2% (2020 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
10.6% (2020 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
75.9% (2020 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$6.563 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
cars, packaged medicine, refined petroleum, poultry, broadcasting equipment (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$2.293 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$1.918 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$1.869 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$2.043 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$2.702 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$2.24 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$1.75 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$1.66 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$2.683 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$2.922 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$2.918 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
-0.1% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
0.5% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
6.4% (2022 est.)
Economy: Labor force
119,100 (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$5.892 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$5.935 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$6.007 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
1.80% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
2.30% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
4.29% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
1.81% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
2.69% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-10.57% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
2.1% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
4.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.77% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
1.13% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$20,700 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$22,800 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$671.7 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$660.1 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$564.3 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
9.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
10% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
9.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
11.59% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
12.96% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
12.56% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
11.79% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
11.61% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
11.61% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
41.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
33.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
36.9% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
1 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
66% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
27% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
669.5 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
345,000 kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
42.663 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
7,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
1.01 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
1.01 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical, but moderate
Environment: Environmental issues
sea-level rise; cyclones, storms, and tsunamis producing floods, landslides, erosion, and reef damage; droughts; fresh water scarcity
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
8.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 7.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
43.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
48.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
61.72% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
147,000 tons (2024 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Geography: Area: land
3,827 sq km
Geography: Area: water
340 sq km
Geography: Coastline
2,525 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mont Orohena 2,241 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
15 00 S, 140 00 W
Geography: Geography - note
includes five archipelagoes: four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu); the Tuamotu Archipelago forms the largest group of atolls in the world -- 78 in total, 48 inhabited; Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean -- the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru
Geography: Irrigated land
10 sq km (2012)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
8.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 7.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
43.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
48.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Oceania
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
occasional cyclonic storms in January
Geography: Population distribution
the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island, Tahiti, with approximately 70% of the nation's population
Geography: Terrain
mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Government: Administrative divisions
5 administrative subdivisions ( subdivisions administratives , singular - subdivision administrative ): Iles Australes (Austral Islands), Iles du Vent (Windward Islands), Iles Marquises (Marquesas Islands), Iles Sous-le-Vent (Leeward Islands), Iles Tuamotu-Gambier
Government: Capital: etymology
the name derives from the Tahitian words pape (water) and ete (basket), referring to a place where people came to get water
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
17 32 S, 149 34 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship
see France
Government: Constitution: amendment process
French constitution amendment procedures apply
Government: Constitution: history
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Government: Country name: conventional short form
French Polynesia
Government: Country name: etymology
the term "Polynesia" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, poly (many) and nesoi (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean
Government: Country name: former
Establishments in Oceania, French Establishments in Oceania
Government: Country name: local long form
Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynésie française
Government: Country name: local short form
Polynésie Française
Government: Dependency status
overseas country of France
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
none (overseas lands of France)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US
none (overseas lands of France)
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers approved by the Assembly from a list of its members submitted by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Alexander ROCHATTE (since 1 September 2025)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
French president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; French Polynesia president indirectly elected by Assembly of French Polynesia for a 5-year term (no term limits)
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President of French Polynesia Moetai BROTHERSON (since 12 May 2023)
Government: Flag
description: two horizontal red bands flank a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue-and-white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold-and-white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a stylized red Polynesian canoe on the disk has a crew of five, represented by five stars meaning: the stars symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
Government: Government - note
French Polynesia has acquired autonomy from France in all areas except those relating to police, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are similar to those of the French prime minister
Government: International organization participation
ITUC (NGOs), PIF, SPC, UPU, WMO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (composition NA)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
judges assigned from France for 3 years
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Première Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif
Government: Legal system
the laws of France apply
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
2028
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
4/30/2023
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
57 (directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
People's Servant People (38); List of the People (15); I Love Polynesia (3); Rally of the Mahoi People (1)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
49.1%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
5 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
official anthem, as a French territory
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle
Government: National color(s)
red, white
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Taputapuātea (c); Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands (m)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
2 (1 cultural, 1 mixed); note - excerpted from the France entry
Government: National holiday
Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)
Government: National symbol(s)
outrigger canoe, Tahitian gardenia flower ( Gardenia taitensis )
Government: Political parties
I Love Polynesia (A here la Porinetia) List of the People (Tapura Huiraatira) People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) Rally of the Maohi People (Amuitahiraʻa o te Nunaʻa Maohi) (formerly known as Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira))
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
French Polynesia consists of five archipelagos -- the Austral Islands, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands, the Society Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago. The Marquesas were first settled around 200 B.C. and the Society Islands around A.D. 300. Raiatea in the Society Islands became a center for religion and culture. Exploration of the other islands emanated from Raiatea, and by 1000, there were small permanent settlements in all the island groups. Ferdinand MAGELLAN was the first European to see the islands of French Polynesia in 1520. In 1767, British explorer Samuel WALLIS was the first European to visit Tahiti, followed by French navigator Louis Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE in 1768 and British explorer James COOK in 1769. King POMARE I united Tahiti and surrounding islands into the Kingdom of Tahiti in 1788. Protestant missionaries arrived in 1797, and POMARE I’s successor converted in the 1810s, along with most Tahitians. In the 1830s, Queen POMARE IV refused to allow French Catholic missionaries to operate, leading France to declare a protectorate over Tahiti and fight the French-Tahitian War of the 1840s in an attempt to annex the islands. In 1880, King POMARE V ceded Tahiti and its possessions to France, changing its status into a colony. France then claimed the Gambier Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago and by 1901 had incorporated all five island groups into its establishments in Oceania. A Tahitian nationalist movement formed in 1940, leading France to grant French citizenship to the islanders in 1946 and change it to an overseas territory. In 1957, the islands’ name was changed to French Polynesia, and the following year, 64% of voters chose to stay part of France when they approved a new constitution. Uninhabited Mururoa Atoll was established as a French nuclear test site in 1962, and tests were conducted between 1966 and 1992 (underground beginning in 1975). France also conducted tests at Fangataufa Atoll, including its last nuclear test in 1996. France granted French Polynesia partial internal autonomy in 1977 and expanded autonomy in 1984. French Polynesia was converted into an overseas collectivity in 2003 and renamed an overseas territory in 2004. Pro-independence politicians won a surprise majority in local elections that same year, but in subsequent elections, they have been relegated to a vocal minority. In 2013, French Polynesia was relisted on the UN List of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France, and it maintains a military garrison in French Polynesia (Forces Armées en Polynésie Française, FAPF)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
no regular military forces
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
20.3% (male 31,659/female 30,006)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
68.7% (male 107,162/female 101,228)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
11% (2024 est.) (male 16,317/female 17,168)
People and Society: Birth rate
12.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
66.8% (2017 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
16.8 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
6 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
46 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
29.3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.87 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
French (official) 73.5%, Tahitian 20.1%, Marquesan 2.6%, Austral languages 1.2%, Paumotu 1%, other 1.6% (2017 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
86.6 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
81.9 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Median age: female
35.6 years
People and Society: Median age: male
35 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
French Polynesian
People and Society: Net migration rate
-0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
73.57% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Physician density
0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
People and Society: Population
281,807 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island, Tahiti, with approximately 70% of the nation's population
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.63% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
149,423
People and Society: Population: male
156,084
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 97% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.95 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.49 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
61.72% (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
54 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
F-OH
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 14
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
24 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Atuona, Baie Taiohae, Papeete, Port Rikitea, Uturoa, Vaitape
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
1
Transportation: Ports: small
1
Transportation: Ports: total ports
6 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
5
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