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Population: 237 844 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 40 264; female 38 770)
15-64 years: 62% (male 77 011; female 71 100)
65 years and over: 5% (male 5 347; female 5 352) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.81% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 22.67 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.39 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 13.67 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.25 years
male: 69.87 years
female: 74.75 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.71 children born/woman (1998 est.)
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 16%
Languages: French (official) Tahitian (official)
Literacy:
definition: age 14 and over can read and write but definition of literacy not available
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)
