Rural population — all countries

Rural population — French Polynesia

Rural population in French Polynesia in 2025 — 108,019 people. Ranked 172 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 123.7%.

2025 108,019 people +0.13% vs 2024
World rank 172of 217
Period maximum 111,984 people2005
Period minimum 48,286 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Rural population — French Polynesia, 1960–202540,00060,00080,000100,000120,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48,286 people1962: 48,736 people1964: 49,904 people1966: 51,051 people1968: 52,098 people1970: 53,299 people1972: 54,416 people1974: 55,151 people1976: 56,604 people1978: 59,959 people1980: 64,053 people1982: 68,460 people1984: 72,769 people1986: 76,923 people1988: 81,361 people1990: 85,760 people1992: 90,239 people1994: 94,549 people1996: 98,371 people1998: 102,143 people2000: 105,858 people2002: 109,360 people2004: 111,790 people2006: 111,652 people2008: 109,333 people2010: 106,173 people2012: 105,059 people2014: 105,905 people2016: 106,717 people2018: 106,921 people2020: 106,749 people2022: 107,409 people2024: 107,878 people2025: 108,019 people
Change over the period: +59,733 (+123.71%) Average annual rate: 1.25 %

Comparison, 2025

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

French Polynesia 108,019 people
World 3.46B people
East Asia & Pacific 842M people
High-income countries computed 274M people
Rural population — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 108,019 +141 +0.13%
2024 107,878 +201 +0.19%
2023 107,677 +268 +0.25%
2022 107,409 +361 +0.34%
2021 107,048 +299 +0.28%
2020 106,749 +109 +0.1%
2019 106,640 −281 −0.26%
2018 106,921 −101 −0.09%
2017 107,022 +305 +0.29%
2016 106,717 +398 +0.37%
2015 106,319 +414 +0.39%
2014 105,905 +445 +0.42%
2013 105,460 +401 +0.38%
2012 105,059 −176 −0.17%
2011 105,235 −938 −0.88%
2010 106,173 −1,436 −1.33%
2009 107,609 −1,724 −1.58%
2008 109,333 −1,478 −1.33%
2007 110,811 −841 −0.75%
2006 111,652 −332 −0.3%
2005 111,984 +194 +0.17%
2004 111,790 +889 +0.8%
2003 110,901 +1,541 +1.41%
2002 109,360 +1,697 +1.58%
2001 107,663 +1,805 +1.71%
2000 105,858 +1,849 +1.78%
1999 104,009 +1,866 +1.83%
1998 102,143 +1,911 +1.91%
1997 100,232 +1,861 +1.89%
1996 98,371 +1,844 +1.91%
1995 96,527 +1,978 +2.09%
1994 94,549 +2,113 +2.29%
1993 92,436 +2,197 +2.43%
1992 90,239 +2,240 +2.55%
1991 87,999 +2,239 +2.61%
1990 85,760 +2,203 +2.64%
1989 83,557 +2,196 +2.7%
1988 81,361 +2,231 +2.82%
1987 79,130 +2,207 +2.87%
1986 76,923 +2,127 +2.84%
1985 74,796 +2,027 +2.79%
1984 72,769 +2,081 +2.94%
1983 70,688 +2,228 +3.25%
1982 68,460 +2,234 +3.37%
1981 66,226 +2,173 +3.39%
1980 64,053 +2,094 +3.38%
1979 61,959 +2,000 +3.34%
1978 59,959 +1,866 +3.21%
1977 58,093 +1,489 +2.63%
1976 56,604 +897 +1.61%
1975 55,707 +556 +1.01%
1974 55,151 +381 +0.7%
1973 54,770 +354 +0.65%
1972 54,416 +481 +0.89%
1971 53,935 +636 +1.19%
1970 53,299 +632 +1.2%
1969 52,667 +569 +1.09%
1968 52,098 +530 +1.03%
1967 51,568 +517 +1.01%
1966 51,051 +544 +1.08%
1965 50,507 +603 +1.21%
1964 49,904 +681 +1.38%
1963 49,223 +487 +1%
1962 48,736 +213 +0.44%
1961 48,523 +237 +0.49%
1960 48,286

Polynesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.

Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.

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