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Life expectancy in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Life expectancy was 84.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
84.07 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.07 years
in 2023
All-time low
51.86 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy in French Polynesia, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in French Polynesia stood at 84.07 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in French Polynesia peaked at 84.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.86 years, in 1950.

French Polynesia ranks 7th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy in French Polynesia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 51.86 years —
1951 52.84 years +1.9%
1952 53.77 years +1.8%
1953 54.72 years +1.8%
1954 55.58 years +1.6%
1955 56.4 years +1.5%
1956 57.18 years +1.4%
1957 57.85 years +1.2%
1958 58.43 years +1.0%
1959 58.97 years +0.9%
1960 59.45 years +0.8%
1961 59.85 years +0.7%
1962 60.2 years +0.6%
1963 60.51 years +0.5%
1964 60.8 years +0.5%
1965 61.07 years +0.4%
1966 61.35 years +0.5%
1967 61.65 years +0.5%
1968 61.93 years +0.5%
1969 62.21 years +0.5%
1970 62.49 years +0.5%
1971 62.78 years +0.5%
1972 63.08 years +0.5%
1973 63.4 years +0.5%
1974 63.78 years +0.6%
1975 64.25 years +0.7%
1976 64.76 years +0.8%
1977 65.31 years +0.8%
1978 65.89 years +0.9%
1979 66.61 years +1.1%
1980 67.41 years +1.2%
1981 68.16 years +1.1%
1982 68.92 years +1.1%
1983 69.7 years +1.1%
1984 70.56 years +1.2%
1985 71.2 years +0.9%
1986 71.97 years +1.1%
1987 72.45 years +0.7%
1988 73.09 years +0.9%
1989 73.49 years +0.6%
1990 73.91 years +0.6%
1991 74.3 years +0.5%
1992 74.75 years +0.6%
1993 75.19 years +0.6%
1994 75.65 years +0.6%
1995 76.24 years +0.8%
1996 76.81 years +0.7%
1997 77.38 years +0.7%
1998 77.84 years +0.6%
1999 78.57 years +0.9%
2000 79 years +0.5%
2001 79.32 years +0.4%
2002 79.54 years +0.3%
2003 79.71 years +0.2%
2004 79.83 years +0.1%
2005 79.95 years +0.2%
2006 80.1 years +0.2%
2007 80.33 years +0.3%
2008 80.59 years +0.3%
2009 80.87 years +0.3%
2010 81.14 years +0.3%
2011 81.43 years +0.4%
2012 81.7 years +0.3%
2013 81.94 years +0.3%
2014 82.15 years +0.3%
2015 82.34 years +0.2%
2016 82.56 years +0.3%
2017 82.77 years +0.3%
2018 82.99 years +0.3%
2019 83.2 years +0.3%
2020 82.46 years -0.9%
2021 79.57 years -3.5%
2022 83.86 years +5.4%
2023 84.07 years +0.3%

French Polynesia compared with similar countries

  • French Polynesia's 84.07 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • French Polynesia's 84.07 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 55.76 years 51.86 years 58.97 years 10
1960s 60.9 years 59.45 years 62.21 years 10
1970s 64.24 years 62.49 years 66.61 years 10
1980s 70.69 years 67.41 years 73.49 years 10
1990s 76.06 years 73.91 years 78.57 years 10
2000s 79.92 years 79 years 80.87 years 10
2010s 82.22 years 81.14 years 83.2 years 10
2020s 82.49 years 79.57 years 84.07 years 4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 4 Japan 84.71 years compare
  2. 5 South Korea 84.33 years compare
  3. 6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 years compare
  4. 8 Andorra 84.04 years compare
  5. 9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
  6. 10 Australia 83.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in French Polynesia?
Life expectancy in French Polynesia was 84.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 84.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 51.86 years in 1950.
How does French Polynesia rank for life expectancy?
French Polynesia ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.