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🇵🇫 French Polynesia

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3PYF
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2PF
UN M49 numeric258
IOC code
Official nameFrench Polynesia
Native name(s)fra: official: Polynésie française; common: Polynésie française
Alt spellingsPF, Polynésie française, French Polynesia, Pōrīnetia Farāni
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionOceania
SubregionPolynesia
UN regional group
CapitalPapeetē
Area (km²)4,167
Lat / Lng-15.0000, -140.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.pf
Calling coderoot: +6; suffixes: 89

Demographics

Population (World Bank)282,465 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)84.192 (2024)
Languagesfra: French
Demonymseng: f: French Polynesian; m: French Polynesian; fra: f: Polynésienne; m: Polynésien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)6,323,716,355.05 (2024)
GDP per capita (current USD)22,439.884 (2024)
Unemployment rate (%)11.662 (2025)
CurrenciesXPF: name: CFP franc; symbol: ₣

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
195064,343
195165,906
195267,612
195369,487
195471,557
195573,849
195676,326
195778,442
195880,150
195981,899
196083,671
196185,434
196287,261
196389,737
196492,823
196596,017
196699,320
1967102,754
1968106,353
1969110,111
1970114,010
1971117,945
1972121,886
1973125,897
1974129,960
1975134,045
1976138,114
1977142,313
1978146,821
1979151,569
1980156,471
1981161,506
1982166,646
1983171,750
1984176,469
1985180,988
1986185,669
1987190,449
1988195,193
1989199,643
1990203,776
1991207,744
1992211,559
1993215,219
1994218,738
1995222,118
1996225,489
1997229,121
1998232,891
1999236,595
2000240,337
2001244,097
2002247,775
2003251,637
2004255,654
2005259,507
2006263,223
2007266,438
2008268,379
2009269,481
2010270,580
2011271,727
2012273,084
2013274,728
2014276,387
2015277,866
2016279,178
2017280,087
2018279,815
2019279,034
2020279,209
2021279,792
2022280,378
2023281,118

Full raw record (JSON)

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      },
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        "official": "Polinezia C'hall",
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      },
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        "common": "Francouzská Polynésie"
      },
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        "common": "Französisch-Polynesien"
      },
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      },
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      },
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        "common": "Polinesia Francese"
      },
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        "common": "フランス領ポリネシア"
      },
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        "common": "프랑스령 폴리네시아"
      },
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        "official": "پُلی‌نِزی فرانسه",
        "common": "پُلی‌نِزی فرانسه"
      },
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        "official": "Polinezja Francuska",
        "common": "Polinezja Francuska"
      },
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        "official": "Polinésia Francesa",
        "common": "Polinésia Francesa"
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        "common": "Francuska Polinezija"
      },
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      },
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        "common": "Fransız Polinezyası"
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