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How many babies are born in French Polynesia?

2.92 thousand babies born in French Polynesia in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 189th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in French Polynesia: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside French Polynesia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1800 ~2.6K ~62.5K 41.6 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~1.25K ~30K 41.6 Historical reconstruction
1950 2.47K 64.3K 38.4 UN estimate
2000 5.14K 240K 21.4 UN estimate
2023 3.07K 281K 10.9 UN estimate
2026 2.92K 283K 10.3 UN projection
2050 2.22K 285K 7.8 UN projection
2075 1.65K 241K 6.8 UN projection
2100 1.2K 187K 6.4 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in French Polynesia among estimates through 2023 were in 1988, at about 6.1K. That is roughly 2.7 times the estimated ~2.27K births a year in 1700.

At 1.47 children per woman, fertility in French Polynesia is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in French Polynesia each year?

An estimated 2.92 thousand babies are born in French Polynesia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 8 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in French Polynesia?

French Polynesia has an estimated 10.3 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.47 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.