Country profile
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ranks #179 of 215 for population, #69 of 209 for gdp per capita, #7 of 216 for life expectancy, across 17 open-data indicators.
People
Population
281,807
people · 2024
Rank #179 of 215
Life expectancy
84.2
years · 2024
Rank #7 of 216
Calorie supply
3,045
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #80 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
89,400
arrivals · 2020
Rank #173 of 203
GDP per capita
$22,440
current US$ · 2024
Rank #69 of 209
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
113
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #194 of 210
Forest area
43.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #73 of 262
Protected areas
87.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #5 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.27
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #102 of 210
Fertilizer use
11.5
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #149 of 194
Pesticide use
10.1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #32 of 193
Digital
Internet users
72.7%
% of population · 2017
Rank #129 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
35.6
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #50 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
119
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #109 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #39 of 215
Renewable electricity output
23.7%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #141 of 257
Energy use per person
15,488
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #105 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for French Polynesia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply