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French Polynesia
Urban population

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.

Global rank#178out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

174 K140 K105 K70 K35 K196019932025French Polynesia · 2025: 174,446French Polynesia

Analytical takeaways

  • French Polynesia records 174,446 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #178 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 35,385 in 1960 to 174,446 in 2025, a gain of 139,061.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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