Fertility rate: births per woman in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.5 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in French Polynesia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 1.5 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in French Polynesia peaked at 6 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.5 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places French Polynesia 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.85 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.95 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.79 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 5.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0591 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1752 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2694 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.0302 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,828 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 247.57 millimeters (2025)
- Milk production 648.81 tonnes (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 73.7% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 49.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in French Polynesia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in French Polynesia was 1.5 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- French Polynesia ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.