Sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.73 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
133rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.59 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.42 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia is 4.73 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia peaked at 5.59 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.42 years, in 1951.
French Polynesia ranks 133rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.42 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.42 years | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 2.51 years | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 2.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 2.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 2.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 2.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 2.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.75 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 2.85 years | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 2.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.79 years | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.74 years | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.7 years | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.66 years | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.66 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.73 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.7 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.76 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.71 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.82 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.97 years | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.06 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 3.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.39 years | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 3.56 years | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 3.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.62 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.97 years | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 4.33 years | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 4.59 years | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 4.65 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.86 years | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.96 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.21 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.21 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.15 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.13 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.08 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.05 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.95 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.59 years | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8 years | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 4.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.73 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.54 years | 2.42 years | 2.63 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.77 years | 2.65 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.69 years | 2.65 years | 2.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.86 years | 2.7 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.01 years | 3.39 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 years | 4.96 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 years | 4.9 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 years | 4.73 years | 5.59 years | 4 |
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More health data for French Polynesia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,588 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 33,751 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,093 (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in French Polynesia was 4.73 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 years in 1951.
- How does French Polynesia rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- French Polynesia ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.