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.

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How many babies are born in French Polynesia?

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

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10.3births per 1,000 people
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Plus or minus about 6%. These years have not happened yet or have not been counted yet. They are the medium variant of the UN's projection, not a record of births that took place.

Births in French Polynesia through history

Estimated annual births in French Polynesia, 0 CE to 2026, on a logarithmic scale. The shaded band on the left marks the years where births are modelled rather than recorded. The marker sits on 2026.

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
2024	3.01K	282K	10.7	UN projection
2026	2.92K	283K	10.3	UN projection

What the numbers show

Annual births in French Polynesia are at their highest in the whole run of estimates in 1988, at about 6.1K.

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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Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant. Earlier years come from the UN's estimates (1950 onward), 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.