Rural population, per capita in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Rural population, per capita was 0.3824 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in French Polynesia, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.3824 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in French Polynesia peaked at 0.5771 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3821 units per person, in 2017.
French Polynesia ranks 98th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.53 units per person | 0.4783 units per person | 0.5771 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4281 units per person | 0.4082 units per person | 0.4675 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4133 units per person | 0.4094 units per person | 0.4185 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4319 units per person | 0.4209 units per person | 0.4396 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4279 units per person | 0.3993 units per person | 0.4414 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3843 units per person | 0.3821 units per person | 0.3924 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3827 units per person | 0.3823 units per person | 0.3831 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 95 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.3851 units per person compare
- 96 Portugal 0.385 units per person compare
- 97 Aruba 0.3825 units per person compare
- 99 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.3761 units per person compare
- 100 Serbia, Republic of 0.3736 units per person compare
- 101 Thailand 0.372 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 123.52 million current US$ (2020)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.22 (2020)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in French Polynesia?
- Rural population, per capita in French Polynesia was 0.3824 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5771 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3821 units per person in 2017.
- How does French Polynesia rank for rural population, per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 98th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.