Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — French Polynesia

Rural population share in French Polynesia in 2025 — 38.2%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.5 pp.

2025 38.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 217
Period maximum 57.7%1960
Period minimum 38.2%2017

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — French Polynesia, 1960–202535404550556019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 57.7%1962: 55.9%1964: 53.8%1966: 51.4%1968: 49%1970: 46.7%1972: 44.6%1974: 42.4%1976: 41%1978: 40.8%1980: 40.9%1982: 41.1%1984: 41.2%1986: 41.4%1988: 41.7%1990: 42.1%1992: 42.7%1994: 43.2%1996: 43.6%1998: 43.9%2000: 44%2002: 44.1%2004: 43.7%2006: 42.4%2008: 40.7%2010: 39.2%2012: 38.5%2014: 38.3%2016: 38.2%2018: 38.2%2020: 38.2%2022: 38.3%2024: 38.3%2025: 38.2%
Change over the period: −19.5 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

French Polynesia 38.2%
World 42.2%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.2 −0 pp
2024 38.3 −0 pp
2023 38.3 −0 pp
2022 38.3 +0 pp
2021 38.3 +0 pp
2020 38.2 +0 pp
2019 38.2 +0 pp
2018 38.2 +0 pp
2017 38.2 −0 pp
2016 38.2 −0 pp
2015 38.3 −0.1 pp
2014 38.3 −0.1 pp
2013 38.4 −0.1 pp
2012 38.5 −0.3 pp
2011 38.7 −0.5 pp
2010 39.2 −0.7 pp
2009 39.9 −0.8 pp
2008 40.7 −0.9 pp
2007 41.6 −0.8 pp
2006 42.4 −0.7 pp
2005 43.2 −0.6 pp
2004 43.7 −0.3 pp
2003 44.1 −0.1 pp
2002 44.1 +0 pp
2001 44.1 +0.1 pp
2000 44 +0.1 pp
1999 44 +0.1 pp
1998 43.9 +0.1 pp
1997 43.7 +0.1 pp
1996 43.6 +0.2 pp
1995 43.5 +0.2 pp
1994 43.2 +0.3 pp
1993 42.9 +0.3 pp
1992 42.7 +0.3 pp
1991 42.4 +0.3 pp
1990 42.1 +0.2 pp
1989 41.9 +0.2 pp
1988 41.7 +0.1 pp
1987 41.5 +0.1 pp
1986 41.4 +0.1 pp
1985 41.3 +0.1 pp
1984 41.2 +0.1 pp
1983 41.2 +0.1 pp
1982 41.1 +0.1 pp
1981 41 +0.1 pp
1980 40.9 +0.1 pp
1979 40.9 +0 pp
1978 40.8 +0 pp
1977 40.8 −0.2 pp
1976 41 −0.6 pp
1975 41.6 −0.9 pp
1974 42.4 −1.1 pp
1973 43.5 −1.1 pp
1972 44.6 −1.1 pp
1971 45.7 −1 pp
1970 46.7 −1.1 pp
1969 47.8 −1.2 pp
1968 49 −1.2 pp
1967 50.2 −1.2 pp
1966 51.4 −1.2 pp
1965 52.6 −1.2 pp
1964 53.8 −1.1 pp
1963 54.9 −1 pp
1962 55.9 −0.9 pp
1961 56.8 −0.9 pp
1960 57.7

Polynesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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