Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.49 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Polynesia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 1.49 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Polynesia peaked at 6 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.49 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places French Polynesia 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.85 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.95 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.79 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 5.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 169 Argentina 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 170 Serbia 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 171 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 172 Hungary 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 174 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 175 Croatia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 175 Grenada 1.47 live births per woman compare
More education data for French Polynesia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.1% (1996)
- Primary education, teachers 2,052 (1996)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.4% (1996)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Polynesia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Polynesia was 1.49 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does French Polynesia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- French Polynesia ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.