Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in French Polynesia, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in French Polynesia stood at 61.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in French Polynesia peaked at 61.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1950.
That places French Polynesia 136th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 34.3% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 42.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 53.3% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 58.1% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.0% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 55.9% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 60.8% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.7% | 61.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 75.1% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 95.4% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 73.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in French Polynesia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in French Polynesia was 61.8% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1950.
- How does French Polynesia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- French Polynesia ranks 136th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.