Urban Population: French Polynesia
French Polynesia's urban population is currently 61.7% as of 2024. # French Polynesia Urban Population French Polynesia's urban population stands at 61.
Current (2024)
61.7%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (2017)
61.8%
Low (1960)
42.3%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — French Polynesia
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — French Polynesia
Analysis# French Polynesia Urban Population
French Polynesia's urban population stands at 61.719% in 2024, just below its all-time peak of 61.79% recorded in 2017. Since 1960, urbanization has increased dramatically by 45.9 percentage points, rising from a low of 42.291%. This substantial shift reflects decades of migration toward urban centers and economic consolidation in the territory's major cities.
The past decade reveals a plateau in urbanization rather than continued acceleration. Urban population climbed steadily from 2015 to 2017, then stabilized near 61.7%–61.8% through 2024. This stability suggests French Polynesia has reached a saturation point where urban growth has slowed, with modest annual fluctuations replacing the rapid urbanization of earlier decades. Future growth will likely remain constrained by geographic and economic limits.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.7% | +0.04% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.01% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -0.08% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -0.04% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -0.02% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -0.01% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -0.00% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +0.03% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +0.06% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +0.09% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +0.11% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +0.14% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +0.42% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +0.84% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +1.15% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +1.36% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +1.46% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +1.44% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +1.29% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +1.02% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.3% | +0.62% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +0.12% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | -0.05% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | -0.11% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -0.15% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -0.18% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | -0.20% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | -0.21% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | -0.30% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | -0.41% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | -0.48% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -0.52% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | -0.51% |
| 1991 | 57.6% | -0.47% |
| 1990 | 57.9% | -0.40% |
| 1989 | 58.1% | -0.29% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | -0.23% |
| 1987 | 58.5% | -0.20% |
| 1986 | 58.6% | -0.18% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | -0.15% |
| 1984 | 58.8% | -0.13% |
| 1983 | 58.8% | -0.13% |
| 1982 | 58.9% | -0.13% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | -0.12% |
| 1980 | 59.1% | -0.10% |
| 1979 | 59.1% | -0.07% |
| 1978 | 59.2% | -0.03% |
| 1977 | 59.2% | +0.28% |
| 1976 | 59.0% | +0.98% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | +1.53% |
| 1974 | 57.6% | +1.89% |
| 1973 | 56.5% | +2.06% |
| 1972 | 55.4% | +2.00% |
| 1971 | 54.3% | +1.92% |
| 1970 | 53.3% | +2.07% |
| 1969 | 52.2% | +2.26% |
| 1968 | 51.0% | +2.41% |
| 1967 | 49.8% | +2.50% |
| 1966 | 48.6% | +2.54% |
| 1965 | 47.4% | +2.51% |
| 1964 | 46.2% | +2.41% |
| 1963 | 45.1% | +2.26% |
| 1962 | 44.1% | +2.19% |
| 1961 | 43.2% | +2.16% |
| 1960 | 42.3% | — |
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