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Population:
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270,485 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.7% (male 36,947/female 35,403)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 94,710/female 87,546) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 8,018/female 7,861) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 27.48 years
male: 27.84 years female: 27.1 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.52% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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16.93 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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4.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.9 years
male: 73.5 years female: 78.42 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% |
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Religions:
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Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
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Languages:
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French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.) |
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