French Polynesia Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • French Polynesia urban population for 2021 was 188,701, a 0.85% increase from 2020.
  • French Polynesia urban population for 2020 was 187,115, a 0.86% increase from 2019.
  • French Polynesia urban population for 2019 was 185,516, a 0.81% increase from 2018.
  • French Polynesia urban population for 2018 was 184,022, a 0.81% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
French Polynesia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 188,701 62.07 0.84%
2020 187,115 61.98 0.86%
2019 185,516 61.90 0.81%
2018 184,022 61.83 0.81%
2017 182,541 61.78 0.73%
2016 181,215 61.73 0.68%
2015 179,983 61.68 0.74%
2014 178,657 61.63 0.72%
2013 177,379 61.58 0.71%
2012 176,132 61.46 1.39%
2011 173,695 60.89 1.46%
2010 171,172 60.32 1.49%
2009 168,642 59.74 1.58%
2008 165,995 59.17 1.84%
2007 162,971 58.59 2.19%
2006 159,448 58.00 2.42%
2005 155,635 57.42 2.49%
2004 151,814 56.83 2.53%
2003 148,014 56.24 2.18%
2002 144,826 55.89 1.45%
2001 142,743 55.97 1.49%
2000 140,637 56.05 1.51%
1999 138,531 56.13 1.47%
1998 136,512 56.21 1.45%
1997 134,541 56.29 1.43%
1996 132,630 56.39 1.17%
1995 131,084 56.64 1.21%
1994 129,508 56.88 1.33%
1993 127,794 57.12 1.42%
1992 125,990 57.37 1.50%
1991 124,117 57.61 1.62%
1990 122,119 57.85 1.75%
1989 120,005 58.09 1.99%
1988 117,635 58.31 2.26%
1987 115,001 58.42 2.21%
1986 112,487 58.53 2.25%
1985 109,986 58.64 2.21%
1984 107,585 58.74 2.11%
1983 105,341 58.84 2.56%
1982 102,674 58.89 3.08%
1981 99,558 58.95 3.09%
1980 96,524 59.00 3.03%
1979 93,646 59.06 2.99%
1978 90,886 59.12 3.04%
1977 88,169 59.17 3.87%
1976 84,824 58.76 4.05%
1975 81,456 58.25 4.14%
1974 78,153 57.74 4.24%
1973 74,906 57.23 4.34%
1972 71,724 56.72 4.41%
1971 68,628 56.20 5.38%
1970 65,031 55.16 6.08%
1969 61,195 53.77 6.18%
1968 57,530 52.38 6.27%
1967 54,035 50.98 6.35%
1966 50,709 49.58 6.46%
1965 47,539 48.18 6.53%
1964 44,534 46.78 6.48%
1963 41,741 45.39 5.79%
1962 39,394 44.16 4.75%
1961 37,565 43.22 4.60%
1960 35,876 42.28 %