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French Polynesia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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French Polynesia

East Asia & Pacific Capital Papeete High income Nation age 184 years (since 1842) i PYF · PF
NationsTree Index i— Tree height 2025 i1.6 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i282,465180th of 217 Area i3,521 km²172nd of 216 GDP i$6.32 bn165th of 210 GDP (PPP) i— GDP per person (PPP) i— Life expectancy i84.2 years7th of 217
CSV

In short

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Life expectancy (7th of 217) and Fixed broadband (42nd of 208).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (160th of 187), GDP growth (168th of 210) and High-tech exports (131st of 168).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 3,521 172nd/216
Land area ikm² 3,521 170th/216
Population ipeople 282,465 180th/217
Population growth i% 0.23% 159th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 80.0 123rd/216
Urban population i% 61.8% 120th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 18.5% 133rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 11.9% 86th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $6.32 bn 165th/210
GDP per person iUSD $22,440 72nd/210
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $24,100 60th/201
GDP growth i% 1.1% 168th/210
Unemployment i% 11.7% 160th/187

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.2%2020
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 10.6%2020
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.7%2020
Services i% of GDP 75.9%2020

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.16 bn 159th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $2.92 bn 152nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 18.3% 150th/183
Imports i% of GDP 46.1% 89th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 64.5% 120th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 139th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 34.1% 85th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 7.4% 128th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 170th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.9% 131st/168
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -0.2% 181st/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 177th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 162nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.7% 193rd/206

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 89,400 166th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $782.0 m 80th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 65.1% 10th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 12,000 105th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 84.2 7th/217
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.702000
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 69.4%2007
Secondary enrolment i% gross 74.8%1993
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 17.2% 87th/217
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 1.5%1992

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 90.4% 62nd/150
Internet users i% of population 72.7%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 119 94th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 35.6 42nd/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.46 118th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 7.0% 160th/212
Forest area i% of land area 42.4% 71st/214

Institutions & safety

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Control of corruption iscore 0–100 44.1 103rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 69.3 57th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 75.7 73rd/207
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 73.8 48th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.42009

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). French Polynesia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/french-polynesia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). French Polynesia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/french-polynesia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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