French Polynesia People:
Population:
270,485 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.7% (male:36,947; female:35,403)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male:94,710; female:87,546)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male:8,018; female:7,861) (2005)
Median age:
total: 27.48 years
male: 27.84 years
female: 27.1 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.52% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
16.93 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.63 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.89 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.44 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 9.73 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 7.09 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 75.9 years (2005 est.)
male: 73.5 years
female: 78.42 years
Total fertility rate:
2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian
Ethnic groups:
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Religions:
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Languages:
French official 61.1%, Polynesian official 31.4%, Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002)
Literacy:
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977)
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