Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — French Polynesia

Population aged 65 and over in French Polynesia in 2025 — 33,751 people. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,458.9%.

2025 33,751 people +5.76% vs 2024
World rank 177of 217
Period maximum 33,751 people2025
Period minimum 2,165 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — French Polynesia, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00040,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,165 people1962: 2,224 people1964: 2,340 people1966: 2,471 people1968: 2,612 people1970: 2,755 people1972: 3,023 people1974: 3,340 people1976: 3,660 people1978: 4,075 people1980: 4,506 people1982: 4,856 people1984: 5,170 people1986: 5,505 people1988: 5,883 people1990: 6,380 people1992: 6,963 people1994: 7,499 people1996: 8,154 people1998: 9,057 people2000: 10,134 people2002: 11,219 people2004: 12,545 people2006: 14,083 people2008: 15,535 people2010: 16,811 people2012: 18,057 people2014: 19,551 people2016: 21,097 people2018: 23,236 people2020: 25,705 people2022: 28,522 people2024: 31,912 people2025: 33,751 people
Change over the period: +31,586 (+1,458.94%) Average annual rate: 4.32 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: French Polynesia

French Polynesia 33,751 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 33,751 +1,839 +5.76%
2024 31,912 +1,761 +5.84%
2023 30,151 +1,629 +5.71%
2022 28,522 +1,514 +5.61%
2021 27,008 +1,303 +5.07%
2020 25,705 +1,219 +4.98%
2019 24,486 +1,250 +5.38%
2018 23,236 +1,179 +5.35%
2017 22,057 +960 +4.55%
2016 21,097 +771 +3.79%
2015 20,326 +775 +3.96%
2014 19,551 +786 +4.19%
2013 18,765 +708 +3.92%
2012 18,057 +630 +3.62%
2011 17,427 +616 +3.66%
2010 16,811 +629 +3.89%
2009 16,182 +647 +4.16%
2008 15,535 +694 +4.68%
2007 14,841 +758 +5.38%
2006 14,083 +789 +5.94%
2005 13,294 +749 +5.97%
2004 12,545 +691 +5.83%
2003 11,854 +635 +5.66%
2002 11,219 +556 +5.21%
2001 10,663 +529 +5.22%
2000 10,134 +546 +5.69%
1999 9,588 +531 +5.86%
1998 9,057 +483 +5.63%
1997 8,574 +420 +5.15%
1996 8,154 +356 +4.57%
1995 7,798 +299 +3.99%
1994 7,499 +263 +3.63%
1993 7,236 +273 +3.92%
1992 6,963 +292 +4.38%
1991 6,671 +291 +4.56%
1990 6,380 +264 +4.32%
1989 6,116 +233 +3.96%
1988 5,883 +200 +3.52%
1987 5,683 +178 +3.23%
1986 5,505 +167 +3.13%
1985 5,338 +168 +3.25%
1984 5,170 +163 +3.26%
1983 5,007 +151 +3.11%
1982 4,856 +163 +3.47%
1981 4,693 +187 +4.15%
1980 4,506 +207 +4.82%
1979 4,299 +224 +5.5%
1978 4,075 +225 +5.84%
1977 3,850 +190 +5.19%
1976 3,660 +160 +4.57%
1975 3,500 +160 +4.79%
1974 3,340 +157 +4.93%
1973 3,183 +160 +5.29%
1972 3,023 +156 +5.44%
1971 2,867 +112 +4.07%
1970 2,755 +73 +2.72%
1969 2,682 +70 +2.68%
1968 2,612 +72 +2.83%
1967 2,540 +69 +2.79%
1966 2,471 +65 +2.7%
1965 2,406 +66 +2.82%
1964 2,340 +67 +2.95%
1963 2,273 +49 +2.2%
1962 2,224 +27 +1.23%
1961 2,197 +32 +1.48%
1960 2,165

Polynesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.