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Median age in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Median age was 34.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.79 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
100th
of 236 countries
All-time high
34.79 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.82 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in French Polynesia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in French Polynesia stood at 34.79 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in French Polynesia peaked at 34.79 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.82 years, in 1970.

That places French Polynesia 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in French Polynesia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.85 years —
1951 16.95 years +0.5%
1952 17.03 years +0.5%
1953 17.09 years +0.4%
1954 17.12 years +0.2%
1955 17.12 years -0.0%
1956 17.08 years -0.2%
1957 17.07 years -0.1%
1958 17.06 years -0.0%
1959 17.01 years -0.3%
1960 16.91 years -0.6%
1961 16.78 years -0.8%
1962 16.64 years -0.9%
1963 16.53 years -0.6%
1964 16.45 years -0.5%
1965 16.35 years -0.6%
1966 16.21 years -0.8%
1967 16.08 years -0.8%
1968 15.96 years -0.7%
1969 15.88 years -0.6%
1970 15.82 years -0.3%
1971 15.91 years +0.5%
1972 16.12 years +1.4%
1973 16.38 years +1.6%
1974 16.66 years +1.7%
1975 16.94 years +1.7%
1976 17.23 years +1.7%
1977 17.48 years +1.5%
1978 17.68 years +1.1%
1979 17.85 years +1.0%
1980 18.03 years +1.0%
1981 18.22 years +1.1%
1982 18.43 years +1.1%
1983 18.67 years +1.3%
1984 18.93 years +1.4%
1985 19.2 years +1.4%
1986 19.46 years +1.4%
1987 19.73 years +1.4%
1988 20 years +1.3%
1989 20.26 years +1.3%
1990 20.53 years +1.3%
1991 20.82 years +1.4%
1992 21.12 years +1.5%
1993 21.44 years +1.5%
1994 21.76 years +1.5%
1995 22.11 years +1.6%
1996 22.46 years +1.6%
1997 22.84 years +1.7%
1998 23.24 years +1.7%
1999 23.64 years +1.8%
2000 24.05 years +1.7%
2001 24.46 years +1.7%
2002 24.86 years +1.7%
2003 25.21 years +1.4%
2004 25.49 years +1.1%
2005 25.79 years +1.2%
2006 26.12 years +1.3%
2007 26.48 years +1.4%
2008 26.87 years +1.5%
2009 27.28 years +1.5%
2010 27.68 years +1.5%
2011 28.07 years +1.4%
2012 28.46 years +1.4%
2013 28.88 years +1.5%
2014 29.35 years +1.6%
2015 29.84 years +1.7%
2016 30.34 years +1.7%
2017 30.9 years +1.8%
2018 31.63 years +2.4%
2019 32.43 years +2.5%
2020 33.03 years +1.9%
2021 33.56 years +1.6%
2022 34.16 years +1.8%
2023 34.79 years +1.8%

French Polynesia compared with similar countries

  • French Polynesia's 34.79 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • French Polynesia's 34.79 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.04 years 16.85 years 17.12 years 10
1960s 16.38 years 15.88 years 16.91 years 10
1970s 16.81 years 15.82 years 17.85 years 10
1980s 19.09 years 18.03 years 20.26 years 10
1990s 22 years 20.53 years 23.64 years 10
2000s 25.66 years 24.05 years 27.28 years 10
2010s 29.76 years 27.68 years 32.43 years 10
2020s 33.89 years 33.03 years 34.79 years 4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 years compare
  2. 98 Singapore 35.1 years compare
  3. 99 Cook Islands 35.08 years compare
  4. 101 Bahamas 34.6 years compare
  5. 102 Kuwait 34.5 years compare
  6. 103 Greenland 34.23 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in French Polynesia?
Median age in French Polynesia was 34.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 34.79 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.82 years in 1970.
How does French Polynesia rank for median age?
French Polynesia ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.