Age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Age dependency ratio, old was 17.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia is 17.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia peaked at 17.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1970.
French Polynesia ranks 86th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1961 | 4.8% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 17.6% compare
- 84 New Caledonia 17.5% compare
- 85 Bahamas 17.2% compare
- 87 Greenland 17.0% compare
- 88 Palau 16.8% compare
- 89 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.8% compare
More health data for French Polynesia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,588 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,966 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1845 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,113 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 2,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia?
- Age dependency ratio, old in French Polynesia was 17.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1970.
- How does French Polynesia rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- French Polynesia ranks 86th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.