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French Polynesia:
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Population
278,963 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 25.4% (male 36,223/female 34,677)
15-64 years: 68.2% (male 98,784/female 91,585)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 8,933/female 8,761) (2007 est.)
Median Age
total: 28.3 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 28 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate
1.461% (2007 est.)
Birth rate
16.41 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate
4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate
2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.045 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.079 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.066 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 7.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.31 years
male: 73.88 years
female: 78.86 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.98 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths
NA
Nationality
noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian
Ethnic groups
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Religions
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Languages
French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
Literacy
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)


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